Summer Sand

This is what I want summer to be.  Relaxing!  Restful.  After a Minnesota winter that is not the case.  People are restless and while it may be relaxing for part of the summer, there is so much running that happens.  I'm already sick of it.  I felt this way last year too.  It shouldn't be about how much I can cram in before the snow falls, but it is.  I want more days at home than gone and it's not shaping up to look that way!  I'm very excited about my trips but I want them to be sandwiched in between days in the sand pile with our popsicles!

My husband mentioned something similar in his newsletter article this month.  He braved the topic of the mass exodus of Sunday morning worship when the weather gets nice.  I think, people do not want to "waste" their time indoors especially at church or they don't actually think about why the need church or what is offered there.  They pretend to claim they can worship God outside (which you can) but they aren't intentional about it.  No bible on the boat, no intentional prayer and time with God.  Pure running to get all the fun done before the lake freezes over and the grass dies on the golf course.

Because my hubby is a Pastor it's hard for me to know what I would do in a different situation.  If he didn't "work" every Sunday would we still show up?  If we owned a nice boat or beautiful cabin on the lake would we be intentional about worshipping somewhere?  If I still enjoyed golf or wanted to spend more time on my garden would I give up the pleasant morning hours to be there?  Would I trade a very long run with my iPod for worship? I honestly can say yes.  We would probably still be there.  I can say some days I am a little envious of those who can choose not to go.  I would love a lazy Sunday morning or a chance to sleep in.  I don't think I'm envious because they get to do it, I think I'm envious because I would feel the pull of the Holy Spirit if I didn't go. (And sometimes when the Holy Spirit speaks you wish you couldn't listen.  Faith is not always easy!) I need worship and I need church.  I need to set the weekly foundation that is my faith.  

So I will ground this summer in worship, church, the sand pile, and slower days that bring restfulness in stead of restlessness.