Saturday, November 6, 1999
Saturday, November 6, 1999
How it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us
now than when we became believers.
My hope is that each one of us will do all we can to wake up spiritually. We also need to help
others find a savior who will give them true life.
(Romans 13:11
NRSV)
There is a story of a father who knelt down to tuck his little boy into bed. It was time for prayers
and hugs. The little boy began his childhood prayer which he had repeated so many times before:
"Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I
pray the Lord my soul to take." On this night, however, the words got mixed up and the child
inadvertently spoke words of the greatest wisdom he would ever know. He prayed: "If I should
wake before I die. . . ." Then he stopped in embarrassment and apologized, "Oh, Daddy, I got all
mixed up." Wisely, his father responded, "Not at all, son; that is the first time that prayer was
properly prayed. My deepest longing for you is that you may wake up before you die."
Dear God, wake me up spiritually. Show me those whom I can share your son. Amen.
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