I was deeply moved during worship last
Sunday morning. I experienced the Spirit of God shining in us and
through us. It happened first when I invited everyone present to lay
hands on our teachers in an act of blessing. In that moment our
hearts were all connected as together we reached out in love. And
then came the children’s moment. Most of you were probably unaware,
but the idea of passing the love rocks around the sanctuary was not a
pre-planned part of the service. That particular idea didn’t occur
to me until we had laid hands on the teachers and I had a flash of inspiration that we could do the same thing with the rocks. I am convinced that
it was a Spirit-inspired notion. I just happened to be in the right
place at the right time and paying enough attention to catch the idea
when it showed up. But what moved me so deeply was not that I got to
catch a wonderful idea. It was moving because when I shared the idea
with the congregation you took it and embraced it whole-heartedly. It
took a while for the basket of rocks to make its way around the
sanctuary because the room was full of people who genuinely relished
the idea that they could share their love for the children in this
wonderfully tangible way. So we took the time that it took for that
to happen. And no one got impatient. No one complained that it was
taking too long. It was a timeless moment when God’s ever-present
Spirit came shining through the ordinary and transformed it into
an extraordinary experience. And those of us who were fortunate
enough to be there were transformed as well. Thank you for being the
extraordinary congregation that you are.
- Pastor Roger
(keeping my feet firmly planted in
the flow)
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