Reflections From Sunday Evening

I do not remember a Palm Sunday with a winter storm warning. But now I have that experience. Could this possibly be put in the category of "once in a lifetime?" I hope so. There are some other once in a lifetime experiences that I think of... My wedding day The birth of our first child - it's a boy! The birth of our daughter notification that I had been awarded the degree of Doctor of Ministry (they call it a "terminal" degree) What about those "once in a lifetime" spiritual experiences? Baptism First communion remembered First funeral attended Today may have been a once in a lifetime as far as snowy weather on Palm Sunday but there are many more great experiences awaiting us. - Next week we will gather and celebrate Easter - Resurrection - Jesus the first fruits of resurrection - a once in a lifetime experience! The seeds sown for our own anticipated resurrection life. On another note - Great thanks for those who came to church today to make things possible for us to serve pepole coming to worship. We had music - thanks Walter, Nancy, band, praise team and choir. We had worship - thanks Ginger. We were able to live stream the service - thanks Curtis. We had the behind the scenes things in order - thanks Kenny, Chuck, Shannon, Brian, acolytes (and parents who were able to bring children). We had Palm Sunday procession of palms - thanks to all the children and their teachers and helpers. We had people gather to experience God's touch and be a light of grace for others. Frankly its been a good day. I hope you've had a good day too. steve By the way a person should never try to actuallly name people they want to express appreciation for since someone will always be overlooked. But anyway - thanks Jessica, Janice, Sunday School teachers, confirmation teachers just in case someone came - and many others. Another wow thanks - Dan Reid and his team who cleared the parking lot and sidewalks. A job very well done.