The first day of May has been for centuries a day of celebration in England and for some communities in America. It has no religious significance and its origin was a Celtic celebration of the beginning of Spring. It is a day celebrated with maypoles, dancing and other activities.
On a site on the internet called “Important Dates in History” you may discover what happened in any month of any year. Checking the year 1935, I discovered that in May of that year the Hoover Dam, the greatest engineering feat in the world up to that time, was completed. Also that month the Canadian government began circulation of the last Canadian silver dollar.
One very important event to me is not there, the birth of a baby boy in a duplex apartment in Ensley, Alabama. As you may guess, that baby boy was me. If you look at June, 1944, you will see that the allies stormed the bearch at Normandy during the Second World War. But another date important to me is missing. It was then that a nine year old boy gave his life to Christ during Vacation Bible School at Ensley Baptist Church and was born again. I could list other dates significant to me, such as graduations, marriage, and births, for example. But the most important event of all is yet to come. That is the day I will be born from this world into the presence of Jesus Christ. I don’t know that date and hope it isn’t near. But it will be great and it is a time I can anticipate with joy, because I know that it will be a promotion and a heavenly celebration. How about you?
Grace and peace.
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