THE GREAT HOLIDAY CONFUSION: A CELESTIAL MISUNDERSTANDING
In the beginning, there was a stirring in Heaven. One of the angels sprinted into the Divine Council chambers shouting, “It’s happening! Earth has finally done it! They’ve declared it — ‘The Day!’”
Harps fell silent. Trumpets paused mid-blow. Even the archangels leaned forward in anticipation.
A scroll was unfurled. The date? Marked. The earth? Watched. But as the sun rose over the planet, Heaven’s excitement turned into awkward silence.
Turns out it was the Babylonian New Year Festival (Akitu) — a 12-day stretch of spring rituals and parades, mostly involving seasonal celebrations, ancient festivals, crops, drama, and a lot of beer.
The angels slumped back on their clouds. People were barbecuing. Others were drunk. Some went hiking, some shopping. One entire nation staged a parade with a giant inflatable turkey.
Nobody bowed. Nobody prayed. Nobody pinged upward — no spiritual alignment, no divine connection.
“False alarm, false alarm,” one of the angels muttered. “Again.”
And thus began heaven’s long history of spiritual disappointment and missed divine pings.
🎭 From Holidays to False Hope
From Akitu to Roman Saturnalia — where masters served their slaves and everyone partied like it was 99 BC — the heavens kept hoping. Every time a new global holiday was announced, angelic ears perked up. Was this finally it?
Nah. It was mostly toga parties, inverted hierarchies, and wine-soaked orgies.“Another false alarm,” said Michael, setting down his heavenly binoculars.
Still, hope wasn’t lost. Over the centuries, more special days came: harvest festivals, independence days, labor days, flag days, Valentine’s. Heaven watched. “Maybe this one? Maybe that one?” Nope. It wasn’t.
They started calling it “The Great Disappointment Series.”They even had a spreadsheet. Years went by with many false spiritual alerts, until…
🗽 Hope Rises Again: U.S. Declares National Holidays
When Congress in 1870 officially declared New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas as national holidays, Heaven got excited again. “These sound official!” said an archangel optimistically.
Until Gabriel scrolled through the fine print: “Only applies to Christians and federal employees in D.C.” Sigh. “False alarm again. These humans love their pork but can’t unify for ‘The Day.’”
🌍 Earth Day — A Ping on the Eternal Dashboard
And then… one day… a notification pinged on the Eternal Dashboard: UNESCO declares an International Day of Peace.
“Wait… wait… Peace? From the United Nations of Earth?” Heaven gasped. “They’re uniting! This must be it!”
It was around March 21, 1970 — the day Earth Day erupted globally. Months earlier, John McConnell had pitched to UNESCO the idea of a worldwide celebration of our planet. I hope heaven rewarded him for this. On March 21, the Mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto, officially proclaimed it — and cities across the U.S. and beyond joined in.
Now, let’s zoom out…
👼 Divine Systems > Internet
Heaven’s Archangels picked up on the vibes. No internet. No email. Yet communication was flawless. One whisper, ‘universal transmission.
“That’s it,” said Michael, arching an eyebrow. “That’s the Day we’ve been waiting for.”
Gabriel shot down from the clouds, dressed in streetwear, eyes wide. He landed in the middle of a park filled with people planting trees, cleaning beaches, and celebrating global peace. He marvelled at the sight — truly international participation. Heaven erupted in celebration. Harps played, wings fluttered — it felt like the Big One.
😔 The Letdown — Again
But then… humans didn’t start praising or communicating with God. No universal prayer. No collective spiritual moment. Not even a minute of worldwide reflection. It was composting, cleanup kits, recycling, and branded t-shirts. Not bad though but no it.
Gabriel radioed back “Michael—tremendous energy. But… it’s Earth Day. Not exactly spiritual.”
The angels froze. “No prayer? No cosmic alignment?”
Their wings drooped. Heaven sighed as one ‘False alarm — again’.
🎭 Heaven Realizes It’s a “Holiday,” Not a “Holy Day”
Heavenly beings hovered over every corner of Earth like divine paparazzi.
“Cue the doves!” one yelled. There were a few handshakes, a social media campaign, maybe a yoga retreat or two.
But no true surrender.
No bowed hearts.
No global ping to the Source.
The angels finally gave up. They filed it all under “Noise.” The cherub who first raised the alert sheepishly muttered, “Uhh… I think all along they have been meaning holiday, not holy day.”
The room groaned. “Semantics! Damn semantics,” another muttered.
🎾 A New Serve — From Earth to Heaven
That’s when someone up there noticed a strange pulse. A humble signal from a soul below.
A simple idea, sent from Earth like a tennis serve to Heaven:
“What if we stopped inventing holidays… and created a true Holy Day?” “A day where all humanity — regardless of faith — simply pays homage to their respective Creator?” No competition. No conversion. Just a global ping to God.”
Heaven must have frozen at this last paragraph. The room must have echoed “Now that… would be worth responding to.”
📖 This Idea is in the The Elshaddai Open: Playing Tennis with God.
The Elshaddai Open is not about religion. It’s about divine connection. It’s about learning how to serve… and recognizing when the Divine is serving back. It’s about syncing Heaven and Earth — one heartfelt rally at a time.
📅 What We Really Need
So maybe… just maybe… we don’t need more holidays. We need a Holy Day. A day to honor our respective Creator, via our respective religions. A day when we are truly holy.
When the so-called United Nations of Earth finally sends a collective spiritual ping upward.Already Muslims have this day. So do Christians, Jews, Buddhists, and others. But there is not a single day when we all do it together. When anything close to evil is nil.
Angel Michael: “Ping. Pong. Heaven is smiling. “Now they’re getting it.” Because you read this
