All across Canada today, people are sleeping in and lighting up their BBQ’s for dinner with friends and family.
Supposedly only 22% of people believe there is any historical significance to this day at all.
It’s odd that in a country as multiculturally diverse and independent as Canada, we would have a day dedicated to the birth of a foreign queen who has never stepped foot on our soil. From what I understand even the British don’t have a national public holiday for the Queen’s birthday.
Yet we all love our long weekends, so it’s a tradition we love, even if it’s origins are irrelevant to most of us today.
I wonder if this is how people feel about Christmas. The celebration of some ancient and foreign King who has never touched the soil of our hearts remains a mystery… but we sure do love the shopping deals.
Yesterday I had breakfast with someone downtown to talk about God… lots of great questions, there’s not much I enjoy more than journeying alongside with people.
Dan Kimball recently wrote the book “They like Jesus, but they don’t like the church“; but I find what might be closer to the hearts of people (at least in Toronto), is they like the teachings of Jesus, but they don’t know why they need to believe in the reality of Jesus. Your thoughts?
I wandered the streets, and just took the city in before settling down to get some work done. I bumped into Donald along the way. For a street dude, he sure glows.
This is a shot of the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). I love how they’ve overtly clashed tradition and innovation in the building.
If you want to know more about the city of Toronto and faith, an ebook was just published called Toronto the Good. link via Yuling
