The other day I was feeling discouraged, weary and just plain worn out. There never seems like there is enough time in my day never mind my week to do the things I feel are important. Sometimes I guess there are just too many things that I think are important and I have to choose. Not my strong suit. So I usually just keep going and trying to do everything.
After my day today I feel reenergized and renewed. Sunday's do that to me more often than not when I spend my time with the teens and also when I attend Sanctuary's service. Tonight I was honored enough to be asked to play with Mark and Emily at service. Something that I had been hoping to do for a while. It was really fun and also nerve wracking. But we did it and I felt energized.
I went from there back to Quincy for a LYFE meeting. We planned events for our famine talked about a few upcoming events and then made paper cranes for Sanctuary. (They are trying to make 1000 paper cranes for their new meeting room.) Each crane includes a written prayer by the person making the crane. Our kids and leaders made 19 cranes tonight with 19 prayers from our church. It feels good to partner with Sanctuary in the building of a new church. The kids have never been to Sanctuary and most have not met Mark but they were eager to help out. It really is amazing what the kids eagerly get involved in and give their all.
On my way home I was reflecting about how energized I was feeling and wondering how I could keep this energy all throughout my week. Sometimes I feel like I live two lives, one church life and one work life. I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate the 2 but maybe I just need to figure out how to keep my momentum going from one Sunday to the next.
Every Sabbath worship and daily Bible reading/blogging and prayer are certainly important to keeping your spirit churned up to be God's person in the world. Mark and Dyan came over for lunch yesterday. We talked and laughed from 12:30 pm when church wrapped up until 4:45 pm. Then my family took a hike through Faxon Park, we read some books, watched a Veggie Tale, and put the kids to bed. Heidi and I talked for a while, catching up on a busy last month. Before the Baumans, Dyan made a comment, "We're really trying to rest on Sundays." Us too.
ReplyDeleteThe other teachable comment I heard this weekend was from Mike Slaughter, "Live simply, so others can simply live." Yesterday cost us a whole $10 for the pizza. For $16 someone who has AIDS can receive ARVs for 40 days, which saves their life. Most of said people are parents. The other part of simplicity is doing things in this age that will continue in the age to come. If you can't imagine doing it when heaven comes to earth, don't waste your time doing it now.