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It is hard to believe that summer is over and we find ourselves heading into September. I don’t know about you, but my summer was pretty crazy. I’m actually glad it is over so I can head into a saner schedule.

I guess I view September as a month where things become more ‘normal’ (if there is such a thing). Vacations are over, summer trips are done and school is starting back up. For me, September is a good time to assess my time and commitments.

How about you? Are you reassessing your schedule during these pre-fall weeks? I find it easy to let some things ‘slide’ during the summer. Perhaps you have let some things slide too. I know with vacations, weekends at the lake, family reunions, and just summer in general, it is easy to let gathering with your faith community slide a bit. Maybe during the spring you were making time to gather with others to worship, but the summer got you out of the practice.

Gathering for worship isn’t really a habit, it is a practice. In fact, it is one of the spiritual disciplines. John Wesley felt that gathering together for worship was a key spiritual discipline along with prayer, reading (private and public) of scripture, and the Lord’s Supper. It not simply something we “do,” but it is a practice that helps us grow in our relationship to God, to others, and even with ourselves.

If this summer you have allowed this practice to fall away, there is excellent news. September is a great time to assess this practice and begin again! Gathering for worship is something people of faith practice every week. Just join in!

Hope to see YOU Sunday!

Dave.