Sunday Schedules

A couple of Sundays ago, I took the morning off.  Yes, I was in town, not at the cabin or anything.  Didn't have to take my kids to any sports tournament. No relatives were coming over, so I didn't have to clean the house. I wasn't on vacation. I didn't really have a any good excuse not to go to church (and I'm a pastor!)  I was a little under the weather, but could have easily made it.  I simply asked the other pastor if I could take the morning off and he said, "Yes."  (thanks Bill)

Not that I'm going to do it all the time, but I did learn some things.  Mostly, that it was pretty nice to sleep in, drink a cup of coffee, leisurely read the entire paper and eat a late brunch.

Knowing where my paycheck comes from, I won't be doing this very often.  I also know I didn't want to go all day without going to church. I wanted the time with God, the community, the fellowship time (and the cookies?)  So I went to church, as usual, at 5 p.m. at Northern Light and got fed.

What I don't understand, is why more people don't do this.  It's kind of a re-structuring of the way people think about their Sundays, but it seemed to make sense to me.  Stay out late Saturday evening if you want.  Go to Grandma's for brunch. Watch a little TV.  Catch up on the laundry, fix the leaky faucet, rake the leaves, whatever ... relax a little ... and then go to church.

If I could get away with it more often, I definitely would.