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September 13: International Chocolate Day–an excuse to celebrate!

12 August, 2013 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Celebrate Chocolate Day
Chocolate can communicate love, fun, appreciation--celebrate it at your church.

How can you not be happy when sharing chocolate? From little kids to adults of any age, it brings a smile to your face and delight to your tummy. And it can be a wonderful time to celebrate in your ministry.

For many years my husband and I were involved in Single Adults Ministry and periodically we would have chocolate celebrations. Many singles don't have a special someone to give them chocolate, so we'd host an event where we'd have a chocolate pot-luck and let them know that God and our group loved them. Sometimes we'd have a dinner first, sometimes we'd do something like show the movie "Chocolat", but the star of the event was always chocolate. It was tremendous fun and singles and their kids always enjoyed it and went home feeling quite loved and celebrated.

September 13, International Chocolate Day gives you an opportunity to celebrate in your church

There are many things that are serious in our faith and rightfully so, but we also need to intentionally remember that our God "richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment" (1 Timothy 6:17). He created chocolate, what a delight it is, and it is OK to enjoy it!

You can use this day to communicate His love and joy by:

  • Creating a special chocolate goodie for break time at church and reminding the staff how much they are loved by God and what a joy it is to work with them in sharing His gospel.
  • Taking home made chocolate treats to a homeless center or pass them out on the street and reminding people how much God loves them.
  • Make up little chocolate goodie packets for home-bound or those in nursing homes and letting them know they are not forgotten.
  • Have a chocolate pot-luck of desserts after a seeker study at your church or any small group gathering to celebrate knowing each other.

Resources for celebration

For an abundance of incredible, wonderful, wish-I-wasn't-at-the-computer-so-I-could-make-some recipes, CLICK HERE for a Pinterest chocolate recipe page.

If you need some reassurance that chocolate also has health benefits—it lowers blood pressure and provides antioxidants—CLICK HERE for a WebMD article.

If the Pinterest recipes are not in your diet plan, CLICK HERE for 5 moderate ways to enjoy chocolate from SHAPE magazine.

If you'd like more about the history and use of chocolate around the world, CLICK HERE for the Wikipedia article on it.

If you have a favorite recipe, way to use chocolate, or how you celebrate with it, please share it in the comment section below—have some chocolate and thank our Lord for the joys, big and little he gives us on our journey.

 

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