Summer

 It is officially summer.  It is the days of summer vacation, the days of freedom from school, the days of longer light and more things to do and more fun and . . ..  You get the idea.  I wanted to just give a little reminder because of the fact that we so often seem to focus on what time we get to us and what we can do on our vacation so that we can relax.  All of these things are good.  We need to relax.  We need to be able to restore ourselves.  But we are restoring ourselves for a purpose, and we must never forget the purpose - we are servants of God, called to glorify God in all we do.  Therefore ultimately, our vacations are for the glory of God.  Our trips to the beach are to the glory of God.  Our extra fun activities are to the glory of God.  Or at least they should be.  Which leaves us with the question - are you using your summer to the glory of God?