Church services have been known to be turbulent. And sometimes what upsets our boats is God’s truth and not man’s fumblings. In every case, we look to Him by faith.
“We walk by faith and not by sight.”
“Thy will be done, O Lord.”
So, what happened in the service? I’m not real sure.
The church’s missions committee chairman came to the pulpit. Perhaps this is it, I thought. He told of all the missions our congregation will be taking this year, and urged prayerful support. All is well.
The chair of the church’s pastor search spoke for some time. But it was all old news. “We are just now beginning our search. Here’s our email address. Pray for us.” All is well.
Nothing revolutionary there.
Then they played a video. One of our key staff members appeared on the screen, accompanied by his wife. He’s taking the rest of this month and the next month off, for rest and recuperation, he said.
When the service was over, that was the only thing out of the ordinary.
Why that was so difficult, I have yet to figure out. Twice during my long ministry, I’ve taken six weeks off to rest and worship with other churches, attend conferences, and get alone with the Lord. In both cases, the rest was wonderful.
But suppose we started every service this way…
Imagine this with me for a moment. What if someone approached us at the start of every worship service and said, “This is going to be a life-changing service. I can’t tell you any more than that. You’ll see.”
I’ve known a great many of just such services. You too?
