{"id":11109,"date":"2023-04-19T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2023-04-16T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T19:46:51","slug":"time-to-get-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/time-to-get-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Get Up!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Time to Get Up! 4\/19\/24\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=y5zce-13e41a4-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Garamond&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=ffffff&#038;logo_link=none&#038;btn-skin=3267a3\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winston Churchill&nbsp;(1874&nbsp;\u2013 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as&nbsp;Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War and again from 1951 to 1955. Without his forceful leadership, Hitler might well have won WW II.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Winston Churchill planned his own funeral in detail, which took place in Saint Paul&#8217;s Cathedral. He included many of the great hymns of the church, and used the eloquent Anglican liturgy.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At his direction, a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul&#8217;s, intoned, after the benediction, the sound of Taps, the universal signal that says the day is over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But then came the most dramatic turn: As Churchill instructed, as soon as Taps was finished, another bugler, placed on the other side of the great dome, played the notes of Reveille \u2013&nbsp;<em>\u201cIt&#8217;s time to get up. It&#8217;s time to get up. It&#8217;s time to get up in the morning.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That was Churchill&#8217;s testimony that at the end of history, the last note will not be Taps; it will be Reveille. The worst things are never the last things. I find this so cool that I might ask to have this done at my own funeral.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to John Claypool and to Pixabay for the photo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How are YOU able to get beyond the worst things that happen to YOU in YOUR life? How optimistic are YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JESUS PROVED THAT THE WORST THINGS ARE NEVER THE LAST THINGS!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please introduce someone new to&nbsp;<u>TREATSFORTHESOUL.ORG<\/u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>And be sure to listen to my DAILY PODCAST by clicking the little White Triangle<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winston Churchill&nbsp;(1874&nbsp;\u2013 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as&nbsp;Prime Minister of the United Kingdom&nbsp;twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War and again from 1951 to 1955. 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