MY HUSBAND and I were asked to hold meetings in Hartford, Connecticut. I was to hold some cooking classes and give food demonstrations following a Stop-Smoking Clinic conducted by the pastor and Dr. Agatha Thrash. My husband was to conduct an evangelistic revival series.
We were guests in the O. J. Mills "manse." At seven o'clock Monday morning, and each morning after our arrival Sunday evening, we were invited to join the family in worship.
We met in their glass-enclosed living room and gathered round the piano. The daughter played while the rest of us sang. It was lovely.
There were large trees in the yard, and as we sang, the rays of the sun reached their fingers through the branches and leaves into the living room.
We sang several beautiful hymns, then each took his turn in reading a paragraph from The Desire o/ Ages. We knelt for prayer in a circle, holding hands. A petition was sent heavenward for guidance and protection. We also expressed our gratitude and commitment. While on our knees one began to sing, "I want, dear Lord, a heart that's true and clean." We all joined in singing.
My heart overflowed as we, a group of workers and the children, sang this pleading hymn to our Maker, and I thought, Would that in every Adventist home, at home and abroad, the day would begin in this way.
. If only each family would "take time to be holy." Take time to start the day in such a happy way. Take time for all the family, even the young children to participate.
I would like to suggest, yes plead, that it become a happy part of the life of each Adventist home. Wouldn't it be a wonderful experience if our voices would rise in adoration, prayer, and supplication from all over the world as we sing this hymn in our homes and teach our children to sing it? I am sure it would rise as a sweet savor to our Maker. And He would hear and answer our sung request. Let's try it!
