Pastor's Notes
BY THE WAY....
Sights and Sounds
Our house recently went through a "house invasion". No, not the terror of an intruder bent on theft and harm. This invasion was much more terrifying...the visit of our daughter from Virginia and her seven, yes you heard that correctly, seven children. Our usual schedule, i.e., early to retire and rise, quiet meals, reading, the Braves games, etc. was totally disrupted. This was replaced with noise, activity, music, laughter, laundry, eating, eating, and...oh yes, eating!
My mind went back a few years to when all those sights and sounds were so-o-o familiar. I close my eyes and I hear again the sounds of my five children...doing homework, preparing for tests, practices, loud mealtimes...the sights and sounds of a growing family.
Do you see some similarities here with Memorial Baptist? Our quiet routines and schedules are changing.
The business world would call it "creative destruction". Things are definitely changing:
- Our growing youth department
- The baptisms
- Older folk making professions of faith...dedications of renewal
- Laughter and tears at Friday night movies
- A choir...rebuilt and excited
- Fellowship at our B.A.L.L. meetings
- Scripture search and serious prayer
- Care and nurture of those hurting and bereaved
Don't you see it, don't you feel it? The sights and sounds of a growing Church.
God is good...all the time.
Charles
