I spent my morning working on some Thursday Bible study prep. We have two meetings before our next trip. Possibly a study on angels? Or just continue right on into Ruth?
Late
morning, we left to go to a funeral for Ed Jackson, a longtime Seasider. The service
was at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Houston. Ed was honored by a live
playing of taps (not an easy task), a folding and presentation of an
American flag by the Navy, a presentation by a veterans’ group, a presentation
of a Texas flag by Pasadena police officers (Ed was a policeman there
for many years), and another presentation that came from a lady we had no
clue who she represented. Me and the
other pastor chose the same verse from John about Jesus preparing a place in
heaven for us and coming back to get us. Good thing, since we were only allowed
20 minutes for the entire service. I just prayed, then closed with what Ed
always said to me … Go Astros!
We
went to his daughter’s church for lunch after the ceremony. That was all the
way up in Tomball. It made for a long way back south to home.
On
the way back, we kept track of Jachin’s baseball game. Bad guys won 7-1, but he
got to pitch a few innings. Then we stopped in Friendswood to watch Cailyn’s
junior high team play soccer. Bad guys won there, too - 5-0. Cailyn
played the whole game at center midfielder. No matter the outcome, I am still
proud of my Vaughan athletes.
John
14:1-3 says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God;
believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so,
would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me
that you also may be where I am.”
Father,
please watch over Ed’s family as they walk through grief. Welcome Ed into one
of those special places you’ve been working on. Amen.
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