Friday!?

Well it is Friday afternoon. I suspect that phrase conjures up a different feelings in the pit of a pastor’s stomach than it does for those who are not pastors. I think Friday’s are different for Pastors than for non-Pastors. Not better or worse, just different.

My wife went out of town for the weekend with a friend to go skiing. I have 20 people coming over tonight for a party and due perhaps to poor choices on my part; I still have two talks to write before Sunday. The point being that Friday seldom symbolizes “It is finished”, but most often represents it is all about to be “upon you”.

So while my plan is to take Friday’s off I am generally caught in the inevitable dilema to attempt to finish work and I end up here at the office. Yet there is still something about Friday’s that is impossible to completely escape. It is in the air I think.

 I spent the early morning hours with God and then was joined by some close friends. I spent most of the rest of the morning simply visiting with another friend. Oh our meeting began about “church work” stuff, but soon we were sharing our hearts. We were pulling for each other and speaking life and hope to one another. He shared his struggle that he felt that much of what he did didn’t matter and had no lasting effect. I found it hard to image that he could feel that way and then it hit me. Maybe what I do matters more than I realize. Maybe we are all making more of a difference that we are aware. Maybe people really do read my blog.  

Magnum P.I. once said, “The best way to know yourself is to look in a mirror and the best mirror of your self is your friends.”  If I turn out as good as my friends I will be very pleased.

 Make a friend this weekend by being a friend.