Monday, March 27, 2006

I was only at the office for a short time on Friday morning - to gather some things to take home for working during the weekend - before I headed back home to go to the memorial service for our friend at church.

Our church holds about 600 people at a time and the auditorium was about 3/4 full for the memorial. Quite a testament to a quiet lady who had such a huge impact on countless lives, not only in our area, but around the world. She loved Jesus and others and embodied The Great Commandment from the testimony of those who eulogized her life - including her three children, three of her 9 siblings, and her ex-husband. She leaves a legacy of faith in her children and the people whose lives she touched in her 50 odd years of life.

While there was the expected sorrow of her loss in our community, there was an equal joy and celebration that she is with the Lord today. The best part was that our pastor boldly proclaimed the Gospel and invited folks to consider and make a decision about their own faith or lack of it. I’d say easily a dozen or more people indicated that they were choosing that day to become a follower of Jesus Christ.

On Saturday morning, I had worship band practice, which went pretty well. After that I went home to take a nap and then I worked a bit in the afternoon while watching Food TV. Yesterdays services at church were great, as always. Very much a blessing.