Last Thursday

Hello! Last Thursday we had a great time together!

We enjoyed praising God and worshiping in a different way than usual. We spent some time looking at our hands and thinking about all that they do for us and how marvelously created they are. We talked a little about the anatomy and physiology of the hands - and how God made them so perfectly to serve our needs and His kingdom. Some chose to share, quite beautifully,how their hands have both been used for good and for less than good pursuits. It was a great time of rejoicing in the awesomeness of a God who would make us so wonderfully complex - as one of my friends, who is a doctor, once said to me, "The complexity of the body makes it harder to not believe in a God/creator than to believe. You almost have to try to not believe." It has really been cool, over these several weeks, to see how different people really enjoy worshiping in different ways!

After our praise time, we had time to share burdens and pray together. It is always such a relief to approach God about our needs!

Then I spent some time talking about the transformation I had seen in an angry little old man, over weeks of praying, ending in his seeking God, and then succumbing to his terminal illness. It is amazing what a change God can make in a person. I literally had the pleasure of watching this man's anger and frustration melt into love and smiles, as we prayed and shared together in the last days of his life. God can truly work this kind of change in any one's life! The truth is, most of us spend our time running after all kinds of things that don't really give much deep or lasting joy - this old guy chose to change his focus at the end of his life (facing the end of your life tends to challenge your focus a lot of times) and it changed his entire demeanor...we can change our focus now, and it can change every day of the rest of our lives!

Last, we shared communion. We had Melissa's homemade sour cream muffins and grape juice, but instead of having a speech of some kind, we listed to Communion by Third
Day - here's a link to the lyrics (of course they're not as good without the raspy voice of their lead singer!) http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/thirdday/communion.html

It was a great time and we hope to see anyone interested at the McAllister Center Address:
2351 N 20th St
Lafayette, IN 47904
(765) 447-9354

on 5/1/8 at 6:45PM - we will meet in the parking lot and go promptly together, kids and adults, to our community outreach where we will be serving someone else's needs around us!

More details will follow about how to preprare for this exciting evening!