Author A.J. Jacobs just came out with a new book called The Year of Living Biblically. Jacobs is not a traditional believer, but he wanted to know what would happen if a modern-day American followed every single rule in the Bible as literally as possible. Not just the famous rules like the Ten Commandments and Love thy Neighbor. But the hundreds of oft-ignored ones like don't eat pork, don't wear clothes of mixed fibers and don't shave your beard. His surmise? I guess what surprised me was how relevant some of the rules were, and how much they affected my life. It was a life-changing and perspective-changing year...I believe in the idea of sacredness that rituals can be sacred, and the Sabbath can be sacred, and there's an importance to that. I also came to appreciate freedom from choice. Not having to worry about the smorgasbord of options, but only about obedience. It was liberating.
He, nor we, suggests this radical change of life. But the idea of the sacred and the freedom from choice are two very important components missing in the lives of many children. You can reinstitute these with a blessing ceremony -
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