revive:

1.  to come or bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate

2.  to come or bring back to a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition after a decline

3.  to come or bring back into use or attention

4.  to become or make valid, effective, or operative again

5.  to come or bring to mind again

6.  to produce (a play) or exhibit (an old motion picture) again after an interval

(From Webster's New World Dictionary, 1976)

Last week, after feeling sluggish for a couple of days, I picked up my Bible and was reading in Psalm 119.  One phrase jumped out at me, and it is repeated many times throughout the psalm:  "Revive me....."   Sometimes it was, "Revive me according to Your lovingkindness", or "Revive me according to Your word.", among others.  In verse 50 it says, "This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me."

It was so good to read that, and I enjoyed soaking in the Word for a good while that afternoon.  I made note of all the things the chapter cites that the Word does for us.  And, I made note of the writer's responses to the Word.  And after spending that time meditating on His word, I truly did feel revived.  My week turned around after this - with the prayer for revival running in my mind.

To follow-up on my last entry, I did manage to get some things done that day!  The kids were all huddled up on the couch when I walked into the family room.  They had books in hand, waiting to be read to.  How could I turn that down?  After reading, I did take a nap.  But, later in the day, got the kitchen cleaned up and looking better.  Just doing that much helped me feel better, too.