What Matters in 24HRS?

Ever watch the series 24, which winds you up into a drama spanning twenty-four hours?  The intensity of the show rises with compressed scenes and the rapid development.  Frankly, I cannot watch it for too long!  That’s what last Saturday was like for me with two weddings, a funeral, wedding consultation and a vestry planning session—before I got up for next day’s full Sunday program. It was living out an episode of 24—I had to rapidly adjust where I was emotionally to hear and speak to each situation. I came away with the wonder of God’s grace—that meets people wherever they are in their lives and regardless of the circumstances.  Ours is to be there as the channel of that grace.  By day’s end, I felt tired but strangely refreshed by what God had done.  A good reminder from the Psalmist for every 24HRS—“This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.”  Larry