i just spent five hours working on our sound system. Anyone entering our sanctuary right now would see no evidence of my being there. Nothing looks different. Well almost nothing.
If i have done my job correctly, people will be able to hear our worship leaders this Sunday. When Richard returns, his microphone will give me fewer feedback problems. And other people will be able to use our sound system effectively during our worship services. All this without any visible evidence of my being in our church building today.
i did this because i like church. i like worshiping God. i like seeing other people enjoy God's presence. i like contributing to our church body.
God often does amazing things in our lives. We enjoy his love and forgiveness. Many of us go to church on Sunday knowing the grace God gave us during the week. We experience God's work in our lives, and often there is no obvious external evidence of God's efforts in our lives.
Yet we know God is here at work in our life. We experience the benefits of his efforts. We experience hope in hopeless situations. We know joy. We wake up able to love. Nothing in our world has changed. Except we know God's work has made our life experience better.
Thank you, God, for your invisible work within our lives. Amen.
Posted by Allan at May 16, 2008 08:21 PM | TrackBack