The Sunday Morning Express

Well, Sunday morning has arrived and there is so much to do. We must make breakfast for the family, lay their clothes out, get the children cleaned up, do their hair, check their nails, make a few phone calls and several other tasks, if all is to go well throughout the day. If you have a leadership position you may need to review your Sunday School lesson, your sermon or otherwise make certain that you are prepared. Perhaps there are people to be picked up for church or donuts for the fellowship hour to be bought!

Sunday morning, for many, has turned out to be the busiest day of the week and it seems that when we arrive at church we are already exhausted! Yet, the day has just begun!

Many years ago there was a very popular song by Simon and Garfunkel, the first two lines of which say,

"Slow down you move to fast,
you've got to make the morning last."

I am wondering if there is something in these words that we might benefit from. To often our Sunday preparations have turned into what I will call, 'The Sunday Morning Express'! To much to do and so little time to do it! Rush, rush, rush! When we finally arrive at church, we are hardly in a frame of mind that allows us to truly worship.

If this is what your Sunday mornings look like, perhaps you may be asking, "Is there anything I can do to make it better, easier?" Yes, there is! With a little planning and forethought, Sunday mornings can be a time that includes spiritual preparation that might just transform you worship experience.

Take time to do a little planning. We plan for everything else in life....why not plan ahead of time what our morning will be like! This may include giving the children their bath's on Saturday night and setting their clothes out, also. Checking your leadership materials on the days leading up to Sunday so that they are ready might be helpful. Try making your phone calls the day before or getting your gas for the day on Saturday.

Begin your Sunday with a quiet time, a devotional or perhaps put some Christian music on the radio that will calm your spirit. Take time to plan how your day will begin and 'slow down', thinking on those things that are really important. Sunday is the day we have set aside to honor, worship and commune with the Most High. You will need to start your day in a way that will enable you to make the most of the worship experience.

With a little planning, it can be done!