I wish I had a dollar for every time a pastor has said from the pulpit that "Preparation for Sunday morning worship begins before you get to church." Ha! Easier said than done. Isn't Sunday morning when the kids won't cooperate? They watch TV and don't get dressed. Someone spills red Kool-Aid on their white shirt. You and your husband have an argument about what you're doing after church. Suddenly all the Bibles in your house have disappeared. Sunday mornings get out of hand quickly and by the time you reach the church parking lot, you're exhausted. You're thinking about dinner and what you have to do later in the day. What if the preacher goes overtime and the roast burns? Then what if Mrs. XYZ takes over the Sunday School class again, and hogs the whole discussion? All sorts of distractions run through our minds and many times I've found myself singing a worship song while thinking about a dozen things other than worship. The common theme...
Positively encouraging