OK. Now it’s officially less than a week from our
cruise sail date. Chris admitted last
night that she is finally getting excited about it. I’m just focused on getting everything done
that has to be done before we leave.
Yesterday
was a great day at church. I should have
known it was going to be a good one when I walked up to read the opening
scripture from my iPad. There was a text
message from one of the Seasiders. It read,
“We are on our way. Don’t start church
without us!” Made my day before we even
started. Where else would that happen?
The
worship service involved an interactive communion experience. Lots of sharing of God stories and not a few
tears. The day started out really
fun. We changed the entire configuration
of the chairs into a semicircle. People’s
reactions as they entered the room were absolutely priceless. One guy said he didn’t know where to sit because
he always keyed where he sat by who usually sat in front of him. Just about every regular at least did a
noticeable doubletake. One lady sat
down, looked up, and started waving to the people on the other side of the
room. She wondered where all those
people over there came from. I had lots
of comments about leaving it that way. We’ll
see …
One
of the actions involved pouring the juice into small cups and serving each
other in clusters of four or five. I
enjoyed watching the groups maneuver around each other and smile and say their “thank
you’s” and “excuse me’s.” The whole
morning was a great picture of a family loving on each other. Thanks, Holy Spirit …
Psalms
119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp for my
feet, a light on my path.”
Father,
thank you for the openness and “real-ness” we saw yesterday. Felt a lot like … well … church. Amen.
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