Today was a great day at church and a nice contrast to the awful feelings I had last night when I was so upset about my botched project. Only the 4 of us members of the Primary Presidency knew about it, so it didn't affect anyone else.
As I was sitting in Sacrament Meeting, I was thinking about how wise it is to have a Day of Rest built into our week and how restorative it is for me to realign my focus on what's most important. I make efforts each day to read my scriptures, say prayers, and serve others, but those things are mixed in with the craziness of daily life. I love how Sundays are calm, peaceful, meditative and family oriented. I love a day without phone calls, errands, housework, or other distractions. A day of spiritual abundance and physical rest is necessary for me to function well the rest of the week.
As I was sitting in Sacrament Meeting, I was thinking about how wise it is to have a Day of Rest built into our week and how restorative it is for me to realign my focus on what's most important. I make efforts each day to read my scriptures, say prayers, and serve others, but those things are mixed in with the craziness of daily life. I love how Sundays are calm, peaceful, meditative and family oriented. I love a day without phone calls, errands, housework, or other distractions. A day of spiritual abundance and physical rest is necessary for me to function well the rest of the week.
**Do you love Sundays?
Can you tell a difference
if you treat it like a regular week day?**
Can you tell a difference
if you treat it like a regular week day?**
10 comments:
I felt so bad for you after reading about the mix-up in your Primary project...I'm glad you are doing better today!
Sunday...I am grateful for a day when I don't do laundry or really any housework...a day to not have the TV or radio on...a day to hang out with the kids. Sunday is not a day of regular rest for us though--maybe a rest from worldly things but not restful otherwise.
Jeff and I go from week-to-week, juggling our callings, keeping track of which meetings he has that Sunday, fielding phone calls, answering church-related e-mails, etc. It is interesting to hear what Sunday is like for others! :)
I do appreciate having a day to refocus on important things though and I am always happy after going to church and being able to worship.
I'm so glad you were able to reclaim your peace. Sundays are definitely restorative for me. (although I don't love it when I have extra meetings -- I'm reminded of one of the Conference talks about Sundays not necessarily being restful, for bishops and the like, just different!)
I think you said it very best -- a chance to stop, and realign our focus on what's most important. Always a good thing.
I love Sundays, too. Callings seem to determine how restful it is, but regardless it is always restorative.
Today I sat on the side of a mountain with my husband. I pulled out typed sermons that my mom sends me(from her church). It was so nice to read the words, feel them and have the opportunity to talk about them. It was very powerful, a little cold, but powerful. I felt so small with 1000's of acres surrounding us but safe. (A rarity for me.)
Right now Sundays are a love/hate relationship for me. My youngest who is 5 should be able to get through sacrament meeting just fine sitll gives me problems(that could be an understatement). Lately, I've been showing up for the last 15 min, then am there for Primary.
But I do love the no housework and hanging with just family part of it.
i'm glad things worked out with primary. i'm finding this is one of the most forgiving places to be called to- the kids never know if something was or wasn't planned...much easier than adults! :)
sundays are definitely good. i'm finding i appreciate them more as a mom. i love naps on sunday- and just being able to take some time- in fact, i start getting miffed if other things interfere. :)
I really didn't notice the difference in my week that having a good sunday made, becasue I was raised in the church and that was just the way it went. Then when I was 18 I had a summer job that had me working most sundays and wow! I could really feel the difference when I wasn't able to have my weekly boost. I've never forgotten that lesson.
What a nightmare!! All that work (and money to print and laminate!!!) only to find out the cards were wrong. I would have cried too...and yelled and screamed.
I agree that we NEED Sunday to be a day a rest. Our bodies and minds need a day to just regroup. I just feel awful that you have to re-do your project!
I do feel cheated if we treat Sunday like a regular day. I need the refocusing.
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