Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor Day everyone. This holiday was created in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland to give American workers a paid day off of rest and relaxation.  It's a good thing to have day off (I know some of you still have to work - all three of my sons are working).  God even commands us to take at least one day off every week.

I don't know if it's just the way I'm wired, or it's the way I was raised but I really fight a battle with resting and relaxing. It seems so unpopular and unproductive to just relax and do nothing.  Early in the history of our church the elders had to send me away on vacation under threat of firing me.  A few years ago was a proud time for me when I took every day of vacation and my designated day off each week. However since we started the "Chapter 2" campaign last October I have only taken 10 days of vacation and missed more than a few days off.

Weariness leads to burn out.  Tired bodies and tired minds lead to bad choices.  It’s just about impossible to see and hear God when you’re going 100 miles an hour.  I have a great wife who suggested we take the Labor Day weekend and get away.  So I just got back from several days on this boat.  I feel great.  I slept great.  I ate too much.  I had a great time, just in front the hurricane.

I haven't listened to the podcast yet but I hear Jason did a great job yesterday.  I'm looking forward to the next four weeks of "Slang".  In this series I'm going to get a chance to share the mission, vision and values of Community Christian.  This Sunday is "Vision Day" and I'm going to talk about 60,000, paper people and Chapter 2.