National Day of Prayer

When you get a day off, you usually try to get a little extra sleep, relax with a favorite activity or hobby, or catch up on some projects around the house, right? Well, not this Thursday. The day began just a little earlier than usual, because there was a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. with Sonny Perdue who came to Dalton this morning. He told some great stories that I hope to share with you later. Anyway, I was home by 9:00 a.m. to begin the day with my family.

Just as I began working on my blog, Odell comes in. It is time to go to the National Day of Prayer event at the City Hall. It was 11:30 a.m. The event was good, as we prayed for our nation, our soldiers, their families, our president, congress, our state leaders, the governor, senators, representatitves, law enforcement, firemen, emergency medical technicians, our schools, and our churches. We concluded with the old song, "God Bless America." Now we can go home, right? Certainly, not! Not while there was another wonderful meeting to attend. At 2:00 p.m. there was a meeting in front of the new county courthouse, a dedication ceremony. Add to these events, an alarm going off at the business that I went to check out, and well, the day disappeared pretty fast.

It reminds of these words in James 4:14:

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

When the aged Evangelist Billy Graham was asked with his years of experience what impressed him most, he responded, "the brevity of life." It is so vital that in the midst of all the rush of living that we remeber to live. Jesus said he came to give us abundant life. One way we can make the most of life is to remember to invest our life wisely, and one of the wisest uses of our time is to give some each day to prayer. Let me encourage you today, to live your life to the fullest... pray! Have a blessed day.