Wednesday, June 01, 2005

I have been conned! When I was in my 30s the older missionaries often reminded me about the importance of rising early. One of our missionaries, in particular often rose at four or 5 a.m. he did this on a daily basis for many many years. He is a wonderful man and was a wonderful missionary. I remember at the time thinking that he was particularly godly and that I would never be like that. Now I'm in my 50s and I find that I wake up between five and 6 a.m. whether I want to or not. It has nothing to do with godliness and everything to do with biology. Now that I am awake at 5 a.m. I enjoy quietly reading my Bible and other books, but I'm no great saint. Perhaps as early rising is a gift from God to help us and think about our lives and where we are going. So young men when a 50ish man talks about rising at 4 a.m. to read his Bible, just remember that communing with the Lord at 7 a.m. or 9 a.m. or 11 p.m. is still communing with the Lord. Rising off the four a.m. does not mean that one is godly; it made me only that one is old. 6:39:40 AM    comment []

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