Today’s Thought “Living for the Weekend!” G. Ward Leviticus 23 23 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.” “We shall come rejoicing, Bringing in the Sheaves” is a verse in a song sung no more, not because it’s without spiritual significance, but because we’ve come to a place in our demand for music that transcends an agricultural embrace most understood centuries ago. The Jewish Nation of today still celebrates Rosh Hashanah on today’s eve. It’s remains their introduction of the New Year while also commemorating an end time (agriculturally) to which gathering the harvest sought worshipping the Lord who enabled true sustenance among them. It was the prefacing for their greatest worship commitment Yom Kippur (days of atonement), comparable to our Easter (that says we acknowledge all our sins have been washed away by the truest Sacrifice ever – the Lamb of God). The perpetuity of worship has been given all to acknowledge and festivals of sorts were given for the kind of soul reflection that demanded repentance. Worship now is more considered a thing we do at our perspective place of religion. Moreover, our departure from those temples are soon forgotten to every kind of plan we decide as prudent to follow with pleas unto The Almighty to bless them. Parties just aren’t the same…