Today has been an amazing day. I arrived at church, all the sunday school classes were covered, my nursery workers were there, and the plans for the day were already in action. I taught the B & F class. It was really amazing dialogue. We discussed community and what that means, fears that can inact us from being a productive community, and a lot of other things. I was really excited that it wasn't just me talking but we were talking with each other. It was great, they actually had me in there the whole entire time talking!
Worship was a lot of fun. Jason and Jennifer made me laugh...long story with that as well. Jason had me rolling, so when I got up to lead the affirmation of faith, I was really enthusiastic sounding. I'm hoping the adults just thought there was just joy in my voice. The youth knew I was trying not to laugh. The children's lesson went really well. We were talking about mistakes and forgiveness. So, I drew a picture of a stick figure with a pencil. I had drawn the face with the mouth and the eyes switched. So, I had to fix it. So, we talked about how God forgives our little mistakes and will always be there with us. Then, I read the scripture today and Jennifer made me laugh so, again I read with enthusiasm!
I just loved how the day started. I will say children's council did meet...that was kind of a low for the day. It was definately more tolerable than usual. Then, Shannon and I set up for the prayer stations. Then, we all played Mad Gabs, which is hiliarious to play. Then, we went down to the 3C's room. I was so proud of my youth. They did such a great job in worshipping and taking the stations seriously. In fact, they were really impressed by them.
It was neat at the end, we ended up circling up and praying. The music in the background changed to As I went Down in the River to pray. They all began to sing it. It was so amazing to see them so actively participate. It's been really neat to see them all mature and grow in their faith.
They all even helped pick up the room. They totally rocked tonight!
Then, I got to talk with a couple of great friends tonight. It was just a great day. I'm looking forward to the week. I think it is going to be one of God's best blessings yet.
On a different note, this is just funny.
How Spiderman Does His Shopping - neat site with funny stories
Customer: “Excuse me, where is the exit to the street?”
Me: “Take the escalator down to the first floor and go out any of the doors.”
Customer: “Down? I have to go down? But I came in on this floor.”
Me: “Ma’am, this is the 3rd floor.”
Customer: “But I came in on this floor.”
Me: “That’s impossible, this is the 3rd floor. ”
Customer: “Are you sure? I swear I came in on this floor. And you know, the customer is always right. ”
Me: “Unless you scaled the building to get in, I am right on this one.”
Now, I wouldn't be me if I didn't tie this into something. I've totally seen this at church. The members always think it's better to do something like you've always done in the past. The notorious statement: We've never done it like that before. It's almost the same as And, you know the customer is always right.
That's not always true. Sometimes, people do make mistakes. That's why God forgives and we should too. We need to understand that we shouldn't keep a record of all the wrongs. The truth is God made us human. We have free will...we're gonna screw up now and then. That's what makes life so beautiful.
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