Day 254: It's Been A Good Day!

I wish my words could do justice to how good our services at church were today. This morning we had Communion, and this evening we had a joint service with a few of the local churches in Aberdeen. It was so great seeing the church so full!

Tonight's service involved the use of musical instruments during the singing. To some of you this won't seem weird at all, but to others, you'll know this is a shocker in a Free Church! Normally we sing psalms without musical accompaniment, and it sounds wonderful! Even this morning, when we stayed seated to sing while people came to the front pews before celebrating the Lord's Supper, it sounded so good! Mum and I were right at the front pews and had some pretty good backing singers. Haha. But tonight, we were singing praise songs, with a praise band; drummer, guitarist, keyboardermanny, and singers. And I was loving it. It's good to enjoy praising the Lord, and it was so nice having people from a variety of denominations praising the Lord together! Each church does things a little bit differently, but the important thing to remember is that we all have the same focus - Jesus! He died so our sins could be forgiven. If people want to sing to the Lord along to a drum beat to celebrate that fact, then by all means go for it!!

That is my view in short. Hope you've all had a good day, our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago. I remember walking in to the living room in our old house and seeing it on the news, couldn't believe what I was seeing! I hope people come away from this day of remembrance feeling strong, and trusting that the Lord works through these events for our good.