Last weekend was our annual Rally Day. Typically churches hold "rally day" as time to kick off their Sunday School programs and other activities that had been on hiatus during the summer. It's also a time when families get back to their routines - no more vacations or weekends away. Now is the time for school, after-school sports, clubs, and other activities. And, although we never want anyone to take a vacation from or go on summer hiatus from worship, sadly weekly church attendance does drop in the summer. From statistics, it seems that no church is immune from this phenomenon. So, Rally Day is a good reminder to everyone to get back to regular church worship and involvement in church activities and serving.
Unfortunately, during the summer (and at other times of the year as well) many of us get in to the habit of sleeping in on Sundays. After all, "it's been a long and busy week with school, work, activities, etc. and I need my rest on the weekend!" Others plan activities during weekend worship time rather than setting worship as the priority. For many it's just some other excuse to not attend. Hmmmm.
Thankfully our Lord never takes a break from us! He never says that he is too tired to hear our prayers, nor too bored by them. He never takes a break from granting us grace. He never gets too busy to comfort us in our sorrow. And he never tells us that he needs to go to soccer practice (or "fill in the blank") instead of attending to our needs.
So, this year, if you've been a bit lax in your worship attendance, or if it's been a longtime since you've attended at all, and even if you missed Rally Day, there is always another Sunday coming up when you can "rally" yourself back to church and start anew. This Sunday is the perfect time to repent, refresh, renew and start your new commitment to attend church weekly and worship our almighty Lord -- who ALWAYS has time for us!
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