Unfortunately, when people think of October, they often think of Halloween. And Halloween conjures up thoughts of goblins and ghosts. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the other world became thin on Halloween allowing spirits, both harmless and harmful to pass through. The families’ ancestors were honored and invited home while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks.

Christians do not believe this superstition. We do believe that the border between this world and the other world is thin enough for the Ghost, the Holy Ghost, to come to us and fill us. Let’s not ward off this wonderful Spirit by our costumes of self-righteousness, but let us pull off our masks of hypocrisy and allow His Spirit to go home with us.