At Church We Learn and are Reminded of Things

Heb 10:24-25  And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. ESV

My wife and are both disabled and use power wheelchairs to get around. In the morning we need help to up to get up and ready for the day. On Sundays we need to have people come early in order to be ready in time for the paratransit van to take us to church. There are times due to circumstances such as sickness or severe weather when we can't go, but whenever possible we do go.

There are Sunday mornings when we're tired and not feeling the best that we would like to take it easy and stay home. There are also times when my wife knows it will be quite likely that she'll get a migraine headache by mid day if she goes off to church, but she doesn't let that stop her from going. We know that it is important to attend church Sunday school and worship services if at all possible. We get encouraged by others when we're at church, and we can encourage them as well.

Today my wife and I arrived in church in time for most of one of the adult Sunday school classes which was about the pilgrims who settled in Plymouth in 1620. One of the fascinating things we learned was that there is a National Monument to the Forefathers that I'd never heard of before, even though I've been to Plymouth, Mass., several times.

The monument was dedicated in 1889 and is the largest solid granite monument in the United States, standing 81 feet in height. The monument honors the pilgrims and what they held as important in life. The tallest figure at the top represents Faith. Other images portray Law, Morality, Prophecy, Evangelism, Justice, Mercy, Education, and Liberty.

I'm hoping that my wife and I will be able to visit that monument some day. I'm glad we were at Sunday school today to learn about it. We also got to praise our God, hear a good sermon, and have fellowship with our friends. Yes, my wife got a migraine, but she believes it was worth it.

There are Christians in parts of the world who risk their lives when they gather to worship and learn more about Jesus Christ. They sacrifice far more than we do to meet together as a church. But they do so because they know from Scripture that God wants them to gather together. Let's all take heed to the Word of God and spend time in church on a regular basis whenever we are able to do so.