“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end results of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” (I Peter 1:8-9)
This week, the Sunday after Easter is known as “Low Sunday.” That’s because this Sunday’s church attendance happens to be one of the lowest of the year. It seems that after attending “A Celebration of the Resurrection” on Easter Sunday, an awful lot of folks choose to opt out of attending worship the following Sunday. It’s almost as if many take the attitude that after 40 days of Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter, they need a church break. I wonder how many blessings are missed because of such thinking. I must admit that I, myself, had originally thought of taking some time off this week but decided against it. As a result, I accepted a counseling appointment on Thursday morning with a young man. That encounter became a divine appointment for him and me. We were both incredibly blessed. We ended our time together with me praying with him. We held hands and as tears rolled from his eyes down his cheeks onto his pants, I felt so blessed and honored to lead this young man into a prayer where he opened his heart to walk in fellowship with Christ. This moment had been made possible because of his openness to me working with him through some problem solving steps aimed at hopefully addressing some serious issues in his life.
It was an encounter that brought me an inexpressible and glorious joy. You see, some real blessings just might be waiting for you also this week after Easter and on Low Sunday.
So, I invite you to join us at Covenant for worship this Sunday after Easter. I will be preaching a sermon titled “An Inexpressible and Glorious Joy,” based on “I Peter 1:3-9.” Afterwards, join us for cake and punch in the Fellowship Hall as we celebrate those born in April.
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