Recharged

We had a wonderful Lord’s Day yesterday! It was one of those days when everything seems to “click”.  Dennis spoke yesterday morning on a subject that is very relevant in this day and time. Back in the 80’s, we were good friends with Thelma Holloman, who was constantly saying, “As the world goes, so goes the church.” Over the years, we have noticed how right she was in her assessment! With all of the upheaval in our nation, the anger and hatred and unkindness, we are seeing signs of this even among ourselves, so Dennis decided it was time to address the subject. It was an excellent and very timely study! We cannot allow ourselves to get caught up in the worldly attitudes that surround us. Our focus should remain on the spiritual…NOT the political!

For lunch, we had everyone over for our monthly potluck. Dennis and I had spent 3 days working on the house…getting things cleaned and ready.  Tools were all put up in the workshop (hallelujah!), the china cabinet was moved into the living room from the den (and everything taken out and given a good cleaning), everything in the den was taken down and washed (the den has been neglected during all of our construction, as it has been used as overflow storage…so it was a MESS!), leaves were put in the dining room table and our folding table was brought out and set up, and the French doors between the living room and den were opened to allow more space. We had a smaller crowd than usual, about 20 of us. Everything went well, and we all really enjoyed our extra time together. It felt REALLY good to entertain again. It has been far too long!

Last night was our monthly song service. We always have a reading about half way through the singing, so Marlin chose Colossians 3. I love that chapter! It is absolutely FULL of good things for us to understand and implement into our lives. It fit perfectly with the study of the morning:  how we should put away the carnal things and put on the spiritual, how we are to work together in love as a body, and specific admonitions for different walks of life. Plus the songs that were led also flowed with the “theme of the day”. As someone once said, it was an “AWWWWWW!” kind of day, where you feel the heavens open up and the Spirit of God moving amongst us. I love how God has orchestrated how the assembly should be:  our weekly gathering together to edify one another, singing songs of praise and devotion, remembering the sacrifice of our Savior, and the sweet fellowship we enjoy. As Sister Joyce used to always say, “it recharges our batteries” for the coming week.

Today is a day of rest for Dennis and me! I have a really full schedule for Wednesday, and afterwards I’ll start gearing up for Labor Day weekend and all of its activities. Daddy has NO doctor appointments this week. We are enjoying cooler temperatures, thanks to Harvey, as well as some beneficial rain (NOT the deluge that south Texas has experienced). As far as I’ve heard, no one that I know has suffered any real damage from the hurricane, for which I am profoundly thankful! I hope that continues and the week goes well for you all.