Jessie Irvine

Hello, I’m Joe Pursch, and this is a Transforming Moment. I don’t know about you, but I often find myself saying “There just aren’t enough minutes in my day to get it all done!” But there is something tougher, and that’s the occasional day that never seems to end, when I’ve had so many burdens and challenges that I just want night to fall and my head to hit the pillow. In Crimond, Scotland, there’s an unusual clock in the church tower. It’s famous because the clockmaker accidentally added an extra minute mark to the clock face. As a result, every hour in Crimond, Scotland is 61 minutes, making a day there 24 minutes longer than anywhere else on earth. Jessie Irvine lived in Crimond. In 1870 she wrote a famous hymn entitled The Lord is My Shepherd”. I think she was onto something. If you’re having a day that seems longer than anyone else’s, try reciting Psalm 23 at the end of it. The Lord is your shepherd, and He doesn’t mind pulling overtime. I’m Joe Pursch, and this has been a Transforming Moment.