Keeping the Lord's Day Holy - Part 2

Yesterday, I shared how I managed to focus most of Sunday on the Lord. Last night I began a short list of other ways I can do that, no matter what the world has tossed my way that day. I've decided to make a real effort to give as much of one day a week as I can to him.

Tonight, I'll share three more ideas that I will be trying, depending on my obligations and life issues each week.

I do a lot of charity crafting. I realize now that the day I set aside for God is the perfect day to work on projects for his needy children. What better way to focus on him as I try to do his work? In addition, whenever I do any of my crafting projects, I always say a prayer I wrote for my Busy Person's Prayer Book -

Handcrafter's Prayer
Heavenly Father up above
Bless this work I craft with love
Whether it's sold or given away
Bless the one to whom it finds its way
by Evelyn Shamay Mayfield

Another way I can focus on him on his day is what I call a "marathon TV preacher" day. I did this once back in CA. When I do this, I turn on the TV and watch every TV preacher that comes onto my stations that morning, or afternoon, or whenever I can find the time. It doesn't matter what denomination or faith they belong to. I have found more similarities than differences in these ministers. I have found new favorites and also decided on some that I will never watch again. It is eye opening, and it makes me concentrate on his word and how we interpret it.

Yet another method is to search the web for volunteer or charity ideas suitable to my own limits and abilities. If you are reading this, you have internet access. You might not do crafts, as I do. But there are many websites on which prayer groups gather. You can visit Guideposts or other sites. Browse the prayer requests from their readers and pray for those in need. Add your own requests. This is an excellent way to focus on God. True, you cannot spend the whole day in cyberspace, but you can visit off and on throughout the day, whenever you need another boost.

I have three more ideas I'll share tomorrow. One is for those who must work on the Lord's day, or for those who find that their obligations keep them occupied on life's issues.

I plan to save this somewhere so that I do not forget to take my own advice. I'm the one who finds that life sometimes gets in the way of giving my heart and time to the one who gave me life.

Father, thank you for these insights and help me to remember them when I need to so that I can give one day out of my week for thoughts of you.