Today, Feb. 29, is Leap Year Day. It’s the day when I always think of my late great-uncle, Hal, who celebrated only 20 birthdays despite living through eight decades. Even without an extra day, this February was already full of official days – even some I’d never before heard of.
We don’t just have Ash Wednesday, Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents’ Day. We also have World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2, also Groundhog Day), Rosa Parks Day (Feb. 4), National Wear Red Day (Feb. 5), World Radio Day (Feb. 13) and World Read Aloud Day (Feb. 24).
This might be a leap, but it’s fun to imagine a list of possibilities if the church created new official days or observances. Say: Invite a Friend to Church Day, Free Coffee or Tea Day, Thank a Sunday School Teacher Day, Forgive like Jesus Day, Hug a Loved One Day, Church Without Walls Day, World Hunger Noisy Offering Day, Sit in a New Pew Day or Faith Talk Day (tell someone about your faith journey).
What day would you suggest?
This message is excerpted from “We could use the extra day!” by Elizabeth Hunter in the February 29, 2020, blog of the Women of the ELCA.
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