Is Sunday Your Favorite Day? Lately, Sunday hasn't been my favorite day. If I were totally honest, it hasn't been for a while. I am in a transitional period in my spiritual walk and lately my weaknesses seem to be my strengths. If that doesn't make sense, then I'll try and confuse you even more. Christians, as I was instructed growing up, live for Sunday. We get to go to church. We get to sing and pray. We get to take the Lord's supper. We have the opportunity to confess sin after the singing of the invitation song. This ritual done week after week has become more of a habit than a desire for me. I am trying to figure out why. I should long for this special meeting time. I should cherish the scheduled opportunity to worship God and his son with others like me. I do sometimes, but lately, I confess, the enriching experiences are far and few between. I am trying to figure out why. I get tired of "dressing up" for church and seeing others do the same. That suit I wear is not who I am! As a matte of fact, it masks who I am. I get tired of an usher helping me to a seat. Not because he isn't helpful; its just too formal. Is this what Christ had in mind for fellowship when he stared the church? I don't like buzzers going off telling us its time to hustle to our classes where the focus there is much like what I sat through in the auditorium; the pulpit, the teacher. These are and can be good things. Are they the best things? I told a brother last week that Wednesday nights at another congregation I have been attending have been the highlight of my week; more that Sunday! Blasphemy, right? I want my link-up to the Lord to be longer and deeper than a couple of hours on Sunday and Wednesday. Sunday should really serve as a period of remembrance. A time to ask myself "How was my walk last week, and how can I improve on it this week?" Sunday can be my favorite day if I choose it to be. If you have similar experiences, share them. What makes your First Day of the Week the best day of the week?
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KR  ¶ 2:33 PM 6 comments