The clocks change tonight. Spring forward, fall back.
Hurray!
An extra hour added
to my life! What will I do with that one precious hour? What will you do?
How often I have said, ‘Oh yes! An extra hour in bed!’ In the
cold light of day, I wonder why I would value time in bed over other things – perhaps
listening to music, reading a poem or a novel, talking with someone I love? It
doesn’t make sense. Carpe diem!
During the isolating restrictions of covid-19, there are
probably many who don’t want extra hours. Extra hours of loneliness, of boredom
perhaps, of sadness: extra hours to fill. People are weary; many are depressed.
One route to restoration is to use that extra hour to draw near
to God. To talk with him openly and honestly. He has loved us ‘with an
everlasting love’. His promise is to give us rest, to rebuild us, to give us
back joy and dancing. He forgives everything, and gives us his Holy Spirit to
inspire and guide us to make good decisions. Jesus’ promise is to never leave
us, and he doesn’t.
I hope to use my extra hour to remind myself of these promises.
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