Reflections From Sunday Evening

This has been a "graced" day. It was not some high holy day. We did not have one of those days where you can hardly find a seat. It was not some super Sunday. What I experienced today was a day of worship and fellowship, service and joy. It was the kind of day Christian have when we continually engage in the Christian life.
It was a day of great conversations. You know who you had that wonderful visit with today.
It was a day to sing a song and find it touching your heart.
It was a day to share in the baptism of Zaiden and Noah.
It was a day to hear a word from the Lord.
It was a day to serve. (Were you one of the 34 who were able to donate blood today?)
It was the kind of day that Christians have. We have them multiple times during the year. As a matter of fact we find our lives filled with these kinds of days. We get together. We share in a Sunday School class. We go to worship. Something that is prayed, or read, or sung or preached sticks in our mind and heart. We do this over and over again. Once in a while we have one of those "special" days. We have an electric day where the Holy Spirit seems to be hot wiring the congregation. But usually we have days like today. Good days. Grace filled days.
When these days continue to add up we discover that something is going on in our hearts. We are a bit more patient. We try harder to see an issue from another persons perspective. We find ourselves a little more eager to hear something from the Bible. We get more out of a sermon. We find ourselves really looking forward to seeing our friends at church. We look in our heart and realize that we love God more than we did at another time.
When you add these days up over a year, a few years or a life time you have a transformed life. I see it and feel it happening at our church. Another grace filled day contributes to the transforming power of Jesus Christ. When you look at it this way, What a Day!
Another good part of today -- this is Cindy's birthday. She and Andrea just left to go see the Lion King. Should be fun. It's a really good day. I hope you had a good day too.
steve