Some people get excited at Christmas, or New Years, or other events. For me, Sunday is my big excitement. Every Saturday I float around the house every so often blurting out, "Tomorrow is Sunday! Yay!!!!" I get so excited to go to church each week. I feel like the rest of the week I have been lost in the desert, and that Sunday represents the oasis where my soul is going to receive living water to slake my spirit and nourish my soul. Who wouldn't be excited about that? Wiser traditions have left Sunday predominantly a day of rest, but our society is on the go 7 days a week. I see this as another example of the new tolerance creeping into everyday life so that we don't even notice that we're going against God's specific commandments.
Sunday excites me because it is my opportunity to go somewhere the sole purpose of officially honoring and worshipping God. This is His day, and I am so fortunate that I can worship Him openly without fear of being cast in prison or executed for my beliefs. So many Christians must still meet in secret and risk their lives to do so. How much more fortunate are we? So, yes, Sunday is my very special day and I am like a child about it, but it means so much to me. Also at my church no one has judged me or avoided me because I am a bit 'different', but they have instead embraced me and gotten to know me the person. who wouldn't want to be in a place where people are welcoming and share a common goal of worshipping the Lord.
So, I wish to you all a wonderful Sunday, with the reminder that for those of us who get to worship freely take a moment of prayer tomorrow for those who cannot afford the luxury of anyone openly knowing of their love and devotion to Jesus.
Sunday excites me because it is my opportunity to go somewhere the sole purpose of officially honoring and worshipping God. This is His day, and I am so fortunate that I can worship Him openly without fear of being cast in prison or executed for my beliefs. So many Christians must still meet in secret and risk their lives to do so. How much more fortunate are we? So, yes, Sunday is my very special day and I am like a child about it, but it means so much to me. Also at my church no one has judged me or avoided me because I am a bit 'different', but they have instead embraced me and gotten to know me the person. who wouldn't want to be in a place where people are welcoming and share a common goal of worshipping the Lord.
So, I wish to you all a wonderful Sunday, with the reminder that for those of us who get to worship freely take a moment of prayer tomorrow for those who cannot afford the luxury of anyone openly knowing of their love and devotion to Jesus.