Everyday Living

"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week." - Alice Walker, writer and poet

I remember going to church every Sunday with my family when I was young.  There was never any doubt that we were going to attend church each Sunday and every holy day.  Sickness was not an option.  If I was not feeling well, I was taken to church anyway and then went home to rest.  No questions asked - that was just the way it was.

After church, I would go home and spend the rest of the day listening to my family bicker and argue over everything.  Once church was over it seemed like we went right back to our old ways even though we had just heard a good message not that long before.  I never really thought about it back then, but now that I've embarked on this spiritual journey over the past few years, it's occurred to me that I never knew the rest of the week could be observed with just as much "holiness" as every Sunday morning was.  I remember attending various churches throughout my early adulthood and watching the fighting that would go on in the parking lots as people were leaving the service.  They were fighting to be first in line and merging was not in most people's vocabularies.

I'm reminded that I want to live my life with a connection to God every minute that I'm conscious and awake.  I don't want to feel as if I have to put on a false front or pretend that I'm a good person only in public.  God is in charge of me now - He is the Boss.  I must do the best I can to act accordingly for my Boss.  I'm never going to be perfect but it's easier for me to be respectful and kind every day to everyone I come in contact with rather than picking and choosing random days or hours to show my "good side".  I practice this every day - I'm making progress, I'm happy to say.

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