Monday, April 13, 2009

Happy Easter Monday

Yesterday was certainly a joyous one! We made it to 8am services and I have never felt so sorry for those in charge! Everything that could go wrong at the 2nd most crowded service of the year, DID!! Jack was acolyte and thank goodness he wore his blazer to church because his robe was TOTALLY missing! He looks so handsome and grown up in his blazer, I doubt anyone even noticed that he wasn't wearing his robe. Then, the computer that scrolls all of the words of our hymns completely went wacky ... and no one could figure out the words after the first verse. The offering plates were completely missing, and finally the oil in the alter candles was not checked, so when Jack went back to extinguish the light and carry it out into the world, he had to do a great job of "faking it". (proud, proud mama)

All that went wrong, however, was made up for by probably the greatest Easter Sermon I have ever heard! God is good ... and he is with us. The sermon was about Mary's sorrow at the tomb when Jesus was gone ... and how so many of us "remain at the grave" when those we love pass on. If we tie the resurrection to returning to heaven, then we need to be happy (while mourning a loss) that our love ones are now with God and Jesus. I am not doing it justice at all here - but it was an amazing sermon. Even the kids were mezmerized ... and we spent a lot of time for the rest of the day talking about Jesus dying for our sins, our responsibilities as Christians, being thankful and how much we miss Chris' mom, my grandfather, and my grandmother.

Happy Easter, may you feel blessed today.

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