This day usually involves me attending church with my family and friends. I often participate as one of the singers in the worship band. Following my surgery, I did not attend for eight or nine weeks and then was able to take my day of rest with fellow believers. Since my return to work, it has been more difficult and I have not attended the last two weeks.
The day of rest has become a particularly difficult quandary as I need this time for recovery before I return to work on the Mondays. There appears to be a set of conflicting realities here. I love my job and need to be well rested to function in my role and I love being at church, I love the people, the music, the teaching, there is nothing that I do not like about church.
This appears to be a period of time where I need to make some choices. I have already made a commitment to my employer that I will work full hours and I do not wish to go back on that, given the hassles I will get from the payment people at work. I have a commitment to God that I will meet with His people regularly (even though, I meet with Him on a daily basis).
I realize that I need to be patient with myself in so many ways particularly in my recovery. I cannot allow any of these things to get me frustrated. I need to prioritize and take care of my physical body so that I do not regress and get worse or hurt myself again. I have no interest in going backwards. I can listen to the message from the speaker from the church's website.
I've got my tea, I'm in my sweats and I've also got my ice pack, I guess you would call this a day of rest. Now all I have to do is wait for the race in Talladega to start this afternoon, go 24!
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