That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'

Two of  our grand kids had spent the night with us Saturday, and I was hoping we could all make it to church on time the next morning, what with getting them up, breakfast for everyone and sharing one bathroom.  I couldn't believe it when everything went like clockwork, and for once we were actually on time!

That says a lot, since we try to there at 9:00 a.m.!   Recently our pastor has moved up the time for Sunday school by 30 minutes, so as to have time to gather in the sanctuary for pre-service prayer. Now we have a half-hour to seek the Lord's presence in preparation for church, and still time to greet the rest of the congregation and visitors when they arrive.

We feel it is making a difference in the services!  In a meeting last night, Pastor commented on one of the youth he had noticed in fervent prayer, the same youth I remembered as a rowdy child just a few years ago, faithfully picked up for church every Sunday by members.  This teenager is now a helpful assistant in everything from passing out bulletins to taking the offering!

The subject turned to prayer in the small group meeting, and my husband shared something I had forgotten about that happened in New Orleans many years ago where he operated a business. Our brother-in-law, the head of the small corporation, was in the hospital facing heart surgery. Howard called in all the employees, from delivery drivers to office workers, and announced a time of prayer for him.  Putting a Christian employee, a pastor, in charge, Howard went upstairs to pray in his office. Imagine his dismay when he came down a little later to find a fight had broken out among them!

"You must have felt like Moses when  he came down from the mountain!" I laughed.  We agreed that prayer is not without obstacles.

In the conversational buzz after the meeting, some of the women were talking about health tips. One said taking vitamin D makes her feel great, while another said it didn't help her at all.  I mentioned I drink milk, getting vitamin D there.  Vitamin D is also known as the sunshine vitamin, as the sun causes a reaction on the skin to produce the vitamin.

It was the earlier rising of the sun these mornings that helped me rise early and get to church on time yesterday.  And it is the Son and the sunshine of His love that we seek to enrich our lives and those of others.  That is the real vitamin D: the Divine one!