Had a rough weekend to start with. It wasn’t physically hard as it was the beginning of a spiritual battle I couldn’t quite see clearly yet. It began with a wedding rehearsal with protestants and Catholics. Two great individuals in whom I love are getting married today. The groom was a control freak until he settled down. The bride remarkably beaming and able to keep all the strange people in order. There was a bright spot in the evening though. Seated across from me at the dinner was a man, that could be my older brother. We had the same likes and interest, he was probably 15years my senior but of a like mind.
And then there was the church business meeting on Saturday. Expert parliamentarians, not ready for retirement pontificators, extemporaneous exhorters of unnecessary discourse. We have modern day Sadducees and Pharisees that have had a history of disagreements with their pastor.
“O Lord, O Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth…”
Getting ready to start a busy day (it’s Sunday). Today is the second Sunday of the month and we will have Holy Communion. To add to my stress, my ace, my protégé and younger minister will be preaching out leaving me alone in the pulpit once again.
“O Lord, O Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth…”
The Message today will be from the story of Gideon in the Old Testament. “God Makes It Happen”. And He does. He is going to show me, how He does it today I am sure. I’ll be preaching to myself actually. And then when I leave the church, change clothes, and prepare for the wedding ceremony at the University of Maryland chapel, at least I get to see my new friend again. And if things go as I think they are supposed to, witness to him. Illustrate to him that his life is not a random act of accumulated events but everything that has happened has been to save him for this moment. That is the real reason for it all. God Makes it Happen.
“O Lord, O Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth…”
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