A Post-Modern_ Christmas

As we waited in line for “our turn”, I felt like we were waiting in line for a show or a tour, maybe like Storyeum (even though I have never been). Last week’s announcement said:

BAC English Christmas Celebration Service ‘A Christmas Worship Journey’ will take place on next SUNDAY. It is a 45 minutes journey in three rooms that experience the coming of Jesus and ending with celebration. Therefore, all families are encouraged to SIGN UP a time-slot (from 9:30am & every 15 min. ) and attend together.

Seeing that I didn’t have a chance to sign up, I just showed up and tagged along with the last group. Conclusion? It was very different, and it felt like I was watching more than participating. The first room had music with a slideshow of words, which were very difficult to focus on as a veil hung down from the ceiling, covering the screen and everyone behind it – there was little spoken. I think the first room focused on the prequel to Jesus’ birth and the time in between the Old and the New Testaments. The second section spoke of the wise men (and the homeless, which paralleled with shepherds of the day). And, the third had upbeat Christmas songs, celebrating Christ’s birth (my cousin complained that it was loud, and it was, but I think kids’ eardrums are more sensitive as well). I think I prefer a “normal” Sunday Service, even though it was quite creative.