I need a nap

We just finished a four-day weekend in which the schools were out, and while I worked at the church it was nice to be down to one job besides my family obligations. 

But today I'm very, very tired.  Forecasters are calling for 3-5 inches of snow later this afternoon into tonight, which means that we are most likely going to have our third weather day of the year.  As a parent, I wish my kids were in school as they need to learn, be around friends, and not have an excuse to be lazy.  But I'm also happy because wintertime is a time of rest, getting us ready for the summer.

Ah, summer.  The time when I don't feel cold all the time...I wish it were here, even now.  As I get older I hate winter more and more.  Being cold is never enjoyable, but I'm more cranky as I get older.  Summer can't get here soon enough. 

Summer may still be months away, but the promise of rest is drawing close.  Thank you, Lord .

When a brain is dead

The idea behind this blog is 'thoughts of varying quality that need to leave my head.'  But what if there are no thoughts?

Today I worked on stuff at the church building, and then since school was out I came home with the kids and played video games and watched TV and stayed out of the cold.  My brain effectively shut off about noon today.  Thus, there are no thoughts. 

Maybe tomorrow we'll double up on the thinking thing...but then again, it's gonna be cold tomorrow, and I don't have a lot planned. 

Saturday

Traditionally Saturday has been seen by Jews as 'the Sabbath', a sign of God's deliverance from Egypt and the new rest that they would know because of his own work.  Why do we not work, and why do we not put work into the lives of the people around us who take care of us?  Because in thinking of what God has done, we see something of what we ought to be. 

The principle of 'God has done ___, thus we do ____ is a principle that is underrated when it comes to Scripture.  Why do we take care of the poorest and the most vulnerable?  This is what God does.  Why do we rebuke evil and seek to bring about righteousness?  This is what God does.  Why do we need rest?  Even God rested on the Sabbath. 

Maybe the reason we don't carry out this command well is that simply we have a hard time thinking about an all-powerful being needing to rest.  I can understand, at least in theory, that I need to rest.  But God?  Isn't he always working?  Isn't he always active?  Does he really need rest? 

To rest is a sacrifice, I think.  In resting even God looked at opportunity and said no.  There are many opportunities to stay busy today, but for some of them I must say NO. 

And so, today is a day of rest for me.  Thank you, Lord.