Trying to Focus on the Lord's Day

Even when I cannot get to Sunday or weekend services at a church, I try to keep Sunday for the Lord. I rarely manage to do it all day. Distractions, life's issues, and so many things eventually get me side-tracked. Still, I like to follow his guidance, as in Exodus 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."

This morning I decided to try again. I knew I had an order to work on for 100 of my plastic canvas crosses.

For many years, I gave thousands of them away. A few years ago, I began accepting $1 each from anyone who offered it and used the funds for additional supplies. Then I placed them in my Etsy shop, for the same amount. I promised God that I would not accept any higher amount than that because my goal in distributing these is to spread his word in one of the few ways easily available to me.

Back to my order. I decided this would be the ideal way to focus on this day as my personal day for him. I began cutting the plastic canvas rectangles. I did them all, today. I even managed to begin to cut the shapes, which takes a bit longer.

Even though I will receive $1 each, it is still the Lord's work because I will tithe part of the income. Each cross is in a little bag which also contains a reminder-business-size card about the symbolism of this particular style. It is my habit, too, that while I am making them, I say a private prayer of blessing for the receiver.

Today, at least, I was able to focus almost all day upon the Lord and his work. In the end, these crosses will also spread the word, eventually, to 100 folks. That gives me a warm feeling.

Father, thank you for helping me to find a way to focus my attention on you, on your people, on your son and on your works today. With your help, I want to try something similar next week.