Giving thanks

Art and Janell Fox, the helpers who set up our worship area.






We were blessed again this morning in worship and Holy Communion. I continue to praise God that the people in our congregation are willing to accept that the bread and wine are the true Body and Blood of our Lord. As far as I know, only one of our former worship couples were unable to accept that. I have always wondered why that should be such a stumbling block. If the elements aren’t blessed by the real presence of our Lord, it seems that the service merely features a snack. Perhaps the wine feature inhibits some worshippers. That is why we offer white grape juice. Some people don’t believe in drinking for any purpose. But most of ours are from a more traditional background or have never had any experience with Communion. We had 30 attend, a surprising number since many people have left. Due to that fact, this was our final service of the season. Afterward we took the couple pictured above to brunch at Victoria Palms. We wanted to show them our appreciation for their setting up the worship area each week. We have treated all the accompanists and workers now. We came home and took a walk being too overstuffed to lie down. I watched some of the Purdue women play basketball. We called some people from Trail’s End to ask them to come here and show us pictures of their trip into Mexico’s Copper Canyon but they must have been out for the evening. The renter of the motor home called and said they were leaving tomorrow by noon. That was quite a surprise. We will be able to go wash the outside this week and begin packing next. Since the lot has been paid for the rest of the month, we can leave it there until at least Saturday. I watched two episodes of 24 followed by the weekly Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy. Evelyn called her brother many times and finally got him. She talked quite a while. He had hernia surgery that was more invasive than he expected. He is quite weak and can’t do much, especially in the snow. The great news is that Mom is doing fine physically but has lost nearly all memory and recognition of anyone but him. She is still wondering why she has to stay in the nursing home. But she still has the spirit of the Lord. We thank God that she is still with us and has such good care from John and Swiss Village.