Sunday, November 2, 2008

Church Woes

sometimes church is fantastic  ... sometimes it goes all kaboodle. This morning the sound system was very sinful. 

The best part of the morning was the baptism.  A couple & their daughter were baptized & it was a tremendous privilege & blessing for me to be a part of it.  

The problem was that the sound system was going assiduously mental.  

I was about losing my mind ... my talk seemed awful - even melissa said that. I was so distracted by the fact that I couldn't get to the sound system, I never really seemed to find a groove.  Our rehearsal was brutal as well - we only really did a few songs.  

I ask God sometimes - why this morning? - why not a "non-baptism" sunday?

One of the things that I have to persist in understanding is that God has a plan - I sat at the front praying & just said sorry to the Lord if I had not wrapped the service in enough prayer. 

In a raw kind of way - church is somewhat like being in a concert or play or sport ... a person can spend the rest of the day thinking through the blips in the program. 

For me ... there is a fine line between analyzing & healthy contemplation. Either way - I will be making sure the sound system is superlative next week. 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

So for the record.... I never said your talk was awful... I just said it was a little long (smile)
I wish you knew how proud I am of you and how much I admire you for what you do ... It's not easy and even though it might not mean as much coming from your wife... I think you do a great job.
love you

Melissa