Sunday Morning Comin' Down

I woke up early (for me) and lay there for a while exulting in the luxury of the warm, quilted softness of our bed. I dozed in and out and did not immediately realize it was Sunday - I tend lo live in the moment, but may not always know exactly where that moment is in the continuum of time.

I was thrilled to somehow realize today was the Lord's Day (well, they all are, really). Not everybody does, but I love Sundays! For some, Sunday is a reminder of emptiness, aloneness, unworthiness. One of my favorite evangelical songs is "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" by Johnny Cash. (I am a huge fan of Cash). It is not overtly a Gospel or evangelical song, but the message leads there. It speaks of a man who has no ties, no place to go, his life filled with drink and smoke, walking the sleepy Sunday sidewalks wearing his cleanest dirty shirt. A man who does not say it but surely feels he would not be welcome in the church where he stops outside to listen to Sunday School songs being sung.

I got ready for the day I love best, humming Cash's song as I pulled on jeans and a bulky cotton sweater. It's winter today. Tugging on my tennies, I prayed for all the lonely ones who feel they'd be unwelcome in God's house, knowing that some of God's people would not welcome these outcast ones. I prayed for softer hearts in believers, hearts more like Jesus'.

The windows in my house were all covered with condensation because it was cold last night and our heater ran. I was particularly interested in the moisture which had formed on the plastic windows of our Florida room. I have never known how to safely clean them but as I wiped the mist from the first pane I discovered it came beautifully clean, so, of course I washed all of them, singing "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" as I worked.

Sunday morning is coming down on me in a wonderful way, thank you, Lord. I hope you'll pray with me for all those who are lonely, hurt, and feel unloved. I am not an especially lovable sort, myself, but even I am loved, and so is every person ever born, loved unconditionally for we can never do ANYTHING to make God love us more OR ANYTHING to cause Him to love us less. That is just SO awesome!!

I pray your Sunday morning is coming down softly and lovingly... and especially joyfully!