Only an Hour

I have never liked going to church even though is was only an hour. I did not like it as a kid or as an adult.

As a kid we would always go to the early service. It was shorter, not as crowded and then church would be over and we would more of Sunday available. I did not have a say in whether we went or not.

I even picked a lot up over the years. I know all the bible stories and seemed to be the only one in religon classes who knew anything. I studied it, I guess, because it was so boring to not know it, it was more interesting to know what was going on. In spite of all my Sunday learing I just can't get into it.

The Sundays we did not go were so nice, though.

When I got out on my own at college and after college I never went.

I would go with my parents when I would come home to visit. Out of respect for them I guess. I joked to my buddies about it. We would stay out late on Saturday nights carousing, then I would get up early on Sundays to go to church. I never got that much out of it. I did try and I have flip flopped over the years as to if I believe in god or not. I have never really believed in organized religion.

When I was married my wife insisted we go. Some Sundays we missed. Those were nice relaxing Sundays. My wife would worry and fret about missing. I have never felt bad about missing church. That is one thing I have never felt guilty about.

I can remember my wife saying that church was only an hour and we have to go. I suppose the only an hour saying has been passed down and around forever.

But think about the saying.

Only an hour.

What if you say it's an hour drive home when you are exhausted and can't keep your eyes open while driving. Dead tired has a whole new meaning.

What if you say I am going to stuff myself at this buffet dinner for only an hour.

What if you say I am going to drink as much alcohol as I can for only an hour.

What if your project is due in an hour and you say, since I only have an hour I'm not going to work on it.

What if someone you love only has an hour to spend with you. Are you going to say, since we only have an hour, I don't want to bother.

What about that last hour spent with a dying relative or friend.

What about that hour spent with the person of your dreams. That hour may be the best hour of your life. That hour of pure bliss and pleasure can sustain you for decades, maybe the rest of your life.

One hour.

Sixty seconds.

Three thousand, six hundred seconds. Even a second has value. Now add 3,599 seconds to that to get to that one hour.

An hour spent doing something you really don't want to do and that does not provide any value to you is just another hour gone from your life. It is a tortuous time.

An hour spent doing wonderful things that you want, whatever that might be, is an hour well spent. It might even be going to church for you.

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