Romans 13:11-14 (King James Version)
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
One can interpret this passage for different meanings. At the time, it was probably written for those just as it is written, asking them to snap out of their night of drinking, orgies and other lustful behaviors. Today perhaps it needs a different context.
We spend so much time working, living and trying to make ends meet to we really take time to think about spirituality, religion, faith, the scared, God, or other path you choose to live by?
To you make space and time to soak and immerse yourself in all you can, readings, community, prayer, meditation, lessons, practicing to allow yourself to grow, be challenged, ask questions, learn, share, give, take away…
Or do you attend worship once a week, give thanks and “leave worship” behind and get on with “normal” life without folding the principles, lessons, experiences you just had into that “normal” life. Do you just go and hear some good music and few good words and feel good about having a good hour of time. Now that worship has ended let the service begin is a way that a pastor friend of mine ends all of his services. What a great message don’t you think?
Sometimes, in our dark, lost, down and out phases of life we often forget to run towards light, friends, comfort for we get embarrassed, ashamed, uncomfortable letting others know of our failures, secrets, messy life. And then often times we spiral into darkness, aloneness, leave me aloneness. All along the lessons we have learned, the life we can have, the family we have can provide light, love, acceptance, forgiveness, wholeness, and help.
When you commit to learning and living a life according to the path you have chosen, you must commit to it full time, not part time or when it is convenient for you. It is about striving to live a good life, being a good person and sharing that spirit with one another once a day, every day all day long. Not just on the day of worship.
Now that worship has ended, let the service begin…
Chaplain Royal
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