It's Friday. Paul Harvey, a newscaster who I listened to while I was growing up, used to greet Friday with that statement, "It's Friday." It was a statement that the whole world knew and appreciated. It's Friday. What does that mean?
It signifies the end of a week, the opportunity of not going to work tomorrow. It means that tomorrow we could sleep in. It means that tomorrow we can do things that have been waiting to get done. It means that we have time off and time we don't have to worry about nor think about the thing that earns us money. It is sort of like a mini-vacation every week's end. It is Friday.
When we were getting married, we were counselled to hold Friday Night sacred. Every Friday night we should go on a date. We should get away from kids, obligations, and enjoy each other, talk with each other about things that we were holding during the week to talk about. It was to be a time when we could enjoy each other without other influences; kids, screaming, fighting, doing dishes, laundry, etc.
We have tried to do that through the years. Our kids all know that mom and dad go away on Friday Night. We still do that, or try to do that every Friday. Even when we were unemployed, once in a while we would go and just purchase an order of fries and share them. That was our date, eating fries. The important thing was talking, not what we were eating. It was a time to renew commitment to each other, talk about unified goals, and plan for our future.
I am looking forward to tonight. With our mission coming, I believe a mission is a time for a couple to have Friday Night Dates every night of the week. No worries about purchasing french fries, for we will be with each other constantly. And the main subject while we are going here or there, is the work of the Lord. What an enjoyable time we shall have.
It is Friday. Soon we shall have weeks and months, and even a year and one half of Fridays.
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