Sabbath

"Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs."  (Psalm 100:2)

Sabbath, and worship, seem to go together.  We can even think of the Commandment - remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy. (Exodus 20:8)  The question is do we "worship the Lord with gladness"?  When we get around to worship -- which sometimes is on a different day than we expect - are we thinking of gladness?
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Today is a fifth Sunday which for the churches I serve means a hymn sing.  Singing songs of worship and praise, (joyful) with gladness.  The hymns vary, depending on the church season, including the way we "do" them.  Sometimes we try to "stump" the accompanist.  Usually, though, we talk about the story, or history, of the hymn.  We also have this as a time of joint worship where all three churches can worship (joyfully?) with each other instead of separately.

As Caregivers we have very busy schedules, and we get very tired, but we DO NEED the time of worship - Sabbath.  Are we stopping to take the time to celebrate God's love?  When we DO take the time are we worshiping with "gladness" and "joyful songs"?  Something to think about......