My heart sank the day I heard Gray's time-off announced. With a plethora of attendance and financial issues, my first thought was "...is this the beginning of an inevitable and unavoidable end?" How in the world could he leave now -- with a stewardship campaign looming and Advent and Christmas seasons virtually around the corner.
But then God stepped in! I realized that he had been there all along, just maybe not as visible as I'd like. And people started coming out of the woodwork lead by Jean Rodenbough and a small army of volunteers. And GOD DID PROVIDE.
Attendance remained stable -- even at times seeming in increase. Spirits stayed good. "Fellowship" took on a new meaning -- all because the tender but insistent hand of God was there.
I saw an article this morning that was both humorous and thought provoking; and I'm closing this blog entry with it.
God Will Provide
A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancee to his study for a drink.
"So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man. "I am a Torah scholar." he replies.
"A Torah scholar. Hmmm," the father says. "Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?" "I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us."
"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father.
"I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us."
"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?" "Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiance.
The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide.
Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?" The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."
Blog entry provided by John Fair
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