Memorial Day Weekend '13

As I was praying, in gratitude, for those who have given their lives for our freedoms and for their loved ones; I was reminded that Christ is One who gave His life for my freedom from the slavery to sin.   I am truly grateful.

While it is good to have a day set apart to remember our fallen veterans; it is also really nice to have an extra day off from work.  It was quite a productive weekend too.   Took care of many things that I don't usually have the time or energy to face; and even had some time for fun on Sunday after church.  Went to the Strawberry Festival, although it was more of a carnival/swap meet.  Unfortunately, there weren't a lot of foods made with strawberry.   I likely would not be going to it again.  Even the normal Main Street was more "interesting".   Afterwards, went for Sushi - haven't had such good sushi for awhile; so, I really enjoyed it.  It was also my last meal before starting my fasting, so that was good.

Church was also good.   The College Young Adult Pastor preached, encouraging us to truly live out our faith by denying ourselves daily and taking up our cross.  There shouldn't be any "comfortable Christians".   Rather than being like the team that is just maintaining the early lead, doing the minimum to win; we should be a team that works at extending that lead even further.  And to effectively make disciples, we need to be disciples ourselves first.

For Sunday Class, I wasn't sure how many would show up, since I knew there were some on vacation for the Holiday weekend.   However, it turned out that we had a full class; including some new visitors.  So, it was good that we met.  I trust that God was able to use the truth from His Word to touch those who were in class.