Bits for Sunday, March 14

Today (okay technically yesterday since I am not writing until after midnight...) began EDST. I think by now most of you know my disdain for this practice. I’ve never liked it and don’t intend to start now. I comply with it by mentally adjusting my work schedule to 7-4. The rest of the world may call it 8-5, but it’s 7-4. This is why, when flex time is offered in the summer, I can’t participate. What non-morning person works from 6-3? Are you kidding me?

I gave in and changed all the clocks in my house, out of respect for those who might visit me and need to know the time. But let the record show, I will not change the clock in my car. And it has nothing to do with not knowing how to change it. Oh I know how! I just refuse. They can have every other clock in my world, but they’re not getting my car.

Today, though, has been a strange adjustment to EDST. I didn’t sleep well last night…I woke up early…even earlier than the early early…and I didn’t take a nap. And still I remained civil! I do fear for the attitude tomorrow, however. Sometimes it takes a day or two to sink in.

I’m going to do a complete about-face in topic here. I would apologize, but these are my Bits and I’m really not sorry. :)

Despite the start of EDST and my lack of sleep and all the busyness that has been taking place around me lately, I have to say that this was an incredible Sunday.

I drove to church in silence, which today I was actually grateful to have. I had much on my mind and needed the time to spend in prayer. In fact, upon arriving at church, I wanted to just continue praying. I wasn’t sure how I was going to juggle listening to the sermon and moving forward with the prayers I’d begun on the way.

God was way ahead of me.

Our entire service today was built around prayer. We didn’t have a traditional sermon. We had little thoughtlets and Scriptures about prayer…and then we prayed. For minutes on end. Then we had more thoughtlets and Scriptures…and then we prayed again.

I don’t remember ever having a service quite like that one since I started attending this church. How good of God to know that’s just what I needed today. How good of Him to provide a whole atmosphere of prayer. How good of Him to keep me awake during it!

So…no, I don’t like changing the clocks. No, my internal clock is unlikely to change with it. But if I could have another prayer day like this one sometime soon – I’d welcome it! (I’d also welcome it an hour later in the day.)