Friday the 13th Conspiracy

Years back, I was so intrigued to know that some buildings, if not most, omitted the 13th floor. Obviously, friggatriskaidekaphobia (The fear of Friday the 13th) is the most elaborate, universal and neurotic of all the superstitions.

It's creeping spookiness goes all the way from the mind of the miserable people up to the wealthiest in the society, from slums to Hollywood to the stock market.

There's a long list of theories on the origin of this superstition. Some said it's of Norse, or Numerology, or Italian, or The Canterbury Tales, or the Bible. But the most important thing to note here is the fact that it shakes our faith.

Did not God create all the days of the week, and the moon to light the night and determine the weeks? Jesus was the 13th person at the table; and Friday was the day when Jesus saved the world? If there are people who should be afraid of Friday the 13th, they're those who stopped believing in the victory of Christ over death.

Friday the 13th is a victorious and blessed day for us Christians.

 

Father,
Thank You for this very day.
Bless and protect us, remind and awake us
To glorify You everyday
Which You have made for us,
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.

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