Preparation for Sunday Morning
Saturday evenings, when I was a child, were bath times. There were 4 children and we shared bath water. My mother helped me (the youngest) so I'm guessing that I got to take one of the first baths. We were preparing for church on Sunday morning when we took our baths on Saturday evening. I had pounded into my head at an early age that preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night.
When I was an older teen, Pastor Vajda would check out the youth group on Sunday mornings to see if we looked like we had been at the bar late on Saturday night. He would chide us with preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night.
As we began having our children, Saturday once again became bath night...although I did allow for clean water for each boy! I would set out their dress clothes, shoes, socks etc on Saturday before bed because we always went to Bible Class/Sunday School and that required an early get up. Being married to a pastor did not allow us to be late on Sunday morning so once again preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night.
In their teen years, the boys would ask permission to go out on Saturday evening and we always reminded them that preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night. By this time, we had reduced the reminder to PFSMBSN.
Luther says in the explanation to the 3rd commandment that "We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it." I have always considered that getting ready on Saturday made me more likely to gladly hear (and go) on Sunday morning.
When I was an older teen, Pastor Vajda would check out the youth group on Sunday mornings to see if we looked like we had been at the bar late on Saturday night. He would chide us with preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night.
As we began having our children, Saturday once again became bath night...although I did allow for clean water for each boy! I would set out their dress clothes, shoes, socks etc on Saturday before bed because we always went to Bible Class/Sunday School and that required an early get up. Being married to a pastor did not allow us to be late on Sunday morning so once again preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night.
In their teen years, the boys would ask permission to go out on Saturday evening and we always reminded them that preparation for Sunday morning begins Saturday night. By this time, we had reduced the reminder to PFSMBSN.
Luther says in the explanation to the 3rd commandment that "We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it." I have always considered that getting ready on Saturday made me more likely to gladly hear (and go) on Sunday morning.
posted by Presbytera @ 8:32 PM
1 Comments:
At 12:49 PM,
~Kathy~ said…
Oh, you sure brought back memories of my childhood, except mine included those big curlers that poked you in the head all night! LOL! The curl in my hair lasted through about half the service, and then drooped to it's straight self again!
I have always been that way too, with regards to the PFSMBSN, and am continuing to do it with my 2 children. Although, I don't make my poor daughter where the big curlers that will poke her in the head! I just use a curling iron on her and occasionally burn her instead! Sometimes I think she would like the curlers instead! LOL!
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