Keeping the Rhythm

"It never occurs to them to say, ‘How can we honor our God with our lives, The God who gives rain in both spring and autumn and maintains the rhythm of the seasons, Who sets aside time each year for harvest and keeps everything running smoothly for us?’" (Jeremiah 5:20-25 MSG)

The older I get the harder these time changes are!  Do I hear an "amen?"  The trouble is, it breaks our rhythm.  There is a rhythm to our daily living... waking, eating, working, giving, sleeping.  Our bodies get accustom to it.  Then comes the time change and our bodies are like... "whoa... you're doing everything at the wrong time!"  We are out of rhythm.

Did you ever learn to play a musical instrument or read music for vocals?  How do you keep rhythm?  You count.  Counting is THE most important thing in keeping the rhythm... especially if you are playing with others.  If one person stops counting, it falls apart.

Ann VosKamp - one of my favorite Christian writers and author of 10,000 Gifts - suggests that we keep our rhythm in life by counting... counting our gifts.  Keep a numbered list of things for which you are grateful.  It will bring rhythm back to your life.  It will help you keep in sync with others.  I will begin by being thankful for the sun shining later in the day that this time change helps bring about!

Gracious God,
Help us keep the rhythm of our lives by remembering to count.  Amen.