Today is the third day of a seven day visit with my son Erik who lives in St. Louis.  I have taken these days off from the hospital so we can have the maximum time together while he is here.  Today we had what he used to call a “lazy day” when he was age 7 or 8.  I am blessed that we can enjoy each other’s company without having to be doing something pre-planned like attending a movie or a play.  Today as we were relaxing he asked me what church we were attending on Sunday.  I notice the way he posed the question he implied were attending church as a certainty.  I asked him if he was asking because he wanted to worship or if he just assumed I had made that decision for us.  He replied that he did really want to attend worship.  Just hearing him say that made me feel good.  I felt good because a priority of mine has been adopted by him by choice rather than duress or bargaining  So tomorrow we plan to attend Centre Street UMC.

What blessing awaits us there is yet to be seen.  But I know just having him with me will be a blessing.   The fact that I have no responsibility during the service and can sit with him in the pew will be an extra blessing.  For the years I served local churches I was always on the altar and he was always somewhere in the congregation.  Worshiping together in the same pew, sharing a hymnal, and reading the prayers together will be a time of bonding for us as well as a time of giving glory to God!  Even though today is Saturday, I am GLAD that Sunday is coming!