It is officially Christmas time! Not only are the holidays felt all around us, but churches all over are in Christmas overdrive!

My church is in full Christmas mode and like every Christmas season, the following weeks the message will be focused on the reason of the season. This year, my church is focusing on the Holy Ordinary of the Christmas story. How seeming ordinary, small acts and events actually hold profound meaning.

Though I love that Christ can be found in EVERYTHING, I most appreciate that he can be found in the ordinary. He doesn’t need all the glitz and glamour to be seen and experienced. It is through the small things that we can deeply connect with Christ. I love when the sun warms me up and I always imagine that God is giving me a big hug.

Why is finding God in the ordinary important? To me, it is a reminder that we can simply just connect with God. We do not have to put on a huge production with many aspects and time-consuming practices to get closer to God. We can access and connect with him at any time! Through just praying anywhere, going on a walk or other simple things we can give him worship. He just wants us close, and he makes it easy to do. We humans are the ones who make it way more complicated.

When this teaching series was first announced, I immediately thought of the book Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. In this book, Warren shares how through ordinary things throughout the day can be used as acts of worship. I read this book 5 years ago and I want to revisit it this holiday season.

So, for the following weeks leading up to Christmas, I will be sharing my thoughts and experiences of the ordinary as I follow the practice laid out in Liturgy of the Ordinary. I hope you follow along!

And in the meantime, in the comments please share how you have experienced God in the most ordinary of ways!