Valediction

According to Wikipedia, a "valediction" is "an act of bidding farewell." It is any word or words used to say goodbye. The word comes from the Latin vale, meaning "fare you well", and dictio, roughly meaning "saying" or "something said".

Basically, it is that item which you use to end a letter or in the late 20th and early 21st Century, an email - terms like "Yours Truly", "Sincerely", "Love", etcetera, are valedictions. I have to admit that until a couple of days ago I had never heard of the term.

Indeed, my vocabulary needs some tuning up.

That said, I owe it to the youth leaders at my church for the inspiration of this post. The other day they had a post in which they admitted to mocking the use of assorted Christian valedictions. I've seen the typical "Blessings" or "In Him" or "Grace" used in letters and emails, and for the most part, they're generally okay (I admit to having used them myself).

However, their post brought out the creative side of things, and naturally, encouraged others to come up with their own twists on theological (or perhaps the lack thereof) valedictions.

Among those that they suggested...

"Fetching the donkey,"
"Resisting the apple,"
"Scraping my Boils,"
"Building my Ark, One Day at a Time,"
"Sporting His Armor,"
"Sprinting to the Tomb,"

Those of you who have hung out at "The Beach" for any length of time know that this is the sort of thing that's right up my alley.

Some that I've come up with...

"Burning the bush,"
"Feeding the lions,"
"Walking on water,"
"Blessing the poor,"
"Entering the narrow gate,"
"Drinking from the fruit of the vine,"
"Turning my cheek,"
"Taking the plank out of my eye,"

So...to all you Beachgoers, I know you won't let me down. Let's have some fun!

Washing His Feet with my Hair,
Andy