Wednesday; March 17
Have you ever heard the phrase “The Great Awakening”? If so, have you ever wondered what it was? According to history.com, the Great Awakening was sort of a spiritual revival in the English American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It appears that some of the preachers of the day saw a need to invigorate what had become stale religion. Institutional religion needed a shot in the arm that individual accountability would bring. Several historians believe this movement shaped much of how Christianity came to light (and life) during the early part of our nation’s history. The reason for this history lesson was a passage I came across the other day. The Apostle Paul challenged First Century Christians, “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave pr