We willingly exchanged an hour of light in the morning for an hour of light after work.
Tonight, or more correctly, very early tomorrow we fall back on regular standard time at 2 a.m.
It's not very "regular" or "standard" when we follow it's schedule for less time than when we attempt to save daylight.
It's also all Hallow's Eve, the day before All Saints Day when the church remembers the saints who have gone before us. Many churches tomorrow will call the roll of their members who in the last 365 days have joined the rolls of the Church Triumphant.
And, it's Reformation Day. In 1517, Martin Luther hammered his 95 thesis on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. His central point was to join others calling on the Roman Catholic Church to return to the teachings of the Bible.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” — Romans 1:17 (NIV)
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift…. — Ephesians 2:8 (HCSB)
…like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. — 1 Peter 2:5 (NRSV)
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. — 2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV)
“Accept my teachings and learn from me (Jesus), because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. The burden that I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light.” —Matthew 11:29-30 (NCV)
Instead of recounting the work leading up to the hammering heard down through the years, let me refer you here.
While getting our hour of sleep back is nice... it's even better to have something solid on which to fall back.
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