Happy Birthday to You! Celebrating a Wonder of God
BY AYRIAN YASAR | While the Bible doesn’t command a celebration of birthdays, there are good reasons to celebrate the birth of a person. Why are birthdays special?
There are holidays people observe that are based on events related to a nation’s history, such as the Fourth of July and Memorial Day. Other holidays, such as Christmas or Easter, are based on remembering religious historical events. But each of us has a peculiar holiday linked to our own person.
Birthdays are a personal “holiday,” so to speak. We feel that it is a special day, and even people who don’t know you very well will wish you a “Happy Birthday” and sometimes even go out of their way to do something nice for you.
Why are birthdays special? As we get older, we can sometimes feel...