We had quite a crowd at church yesterday. Palm Sunday, one of my all-time favorite services of the year. I love it because it is all about praise. Close to fifty folks were there to stomp on my coat and wave palm branches and take up palm crosses and trade those crosses with someone else in the room. There was lots of feedback during the teaching, and lots of joy and laughter during the trading of crosses time. I was most impressed with the debriefing sessions about the crosses. Great insights into the applications around those simple events. All in all, it was a great day of worship … of praise!
And
after church a great group stuck around to offer help in getting everything
ready for the Easter events yet to come.
Easter eggs were being stuffed with candy. Floors were being swept. Tables were being set up. The office was being filled up with items we
needed to get out of the way in the breakfast serving room. Sound equipment was being gathered into one
area, ready for transport. Plans were
made to meet up on Saturday to get chairs down from the worship center. It was quite the flurry of activity. Truly a picture of how this one event “belongs”
to each of the Seasiders in our midst.
Actually, it belongs to the Lord, but I do appreciate everybody taking
ownership and responsibility for carrying it out.
And
now we pray and anticipate. Resurrection
Sunday is coming!
In
John 14:7 Jesus said, “If you really know me, you will know my Father as
well. From now on, you do know him and
have seen him.”
Father,
thank you for the great display of teamwork and love I saw yesterday. Please bless each one of those folks who
worked so hard. And would you join us
for Easter on the beach (and inside) next week?
It just wouldn’t be the same without you. Amen.
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