argh, this is my 3rd time writing this entry, MAybe I should take the precaution of writing it in Word doc first. Ah well, here goes nothing:
Was reading on the closing chapters of the Book of Numbers. Am using a Life Application Study Bible, so they have some interesting footnotes to certain passages, to help the reader to think further. Here are 2 from Chapter 29.
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29:1ff: God placed many holidays on Israel's calender. The Feast of Trumpets was one of the three great holidays celebrated in the seventh month (the Feast of Tabernacles and Day of Atonement were the other two). These holidays provided a time to refresh the mind and body and to renew the commitment to God. If you feel tired or far from God, try taking a "spiritual holiday." Separate yourself from your daily routine and concentrate on renewing your commitment to God.
29:1, 2: The Feast of Trumpets demonstrated three important principles that we should follow in our worship today: (1) The people gathered together to celebrate and worship. There is an extra benefit to be gained from worshiping with other believers. (2) The normal daily routine was suspended, and no hard work was done. It takes time to worship, and setting aside the time allows us to adjust our attitudes before and reflect afterwards. (3) The people gave God something of value by sacrificing animals as burnt offerings to him. We show our commitment to God when we give something of value to him. The best gift, of course, is ourselves.
(Taken from Life Application Study Bible New International Version, Tyndale House Publishers, 1997.)
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The main thing I took away from this is there is a time and place for gathering en masse to worship the God, with the other saints. Therefore, we must make the time even when we are very busy with stuff in our lives. 
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