Some pastors like to take the week after Easter for a vacation week to rest up from all the extra services of Holy Week and Easter Sunday. I followed that well worn advise this past week and was expecting to have yesterday off, too. It didn't work out that way as my collegue got sick and I was called in to lead the Sunday morning worship service.
The Sunday after Easter is often referred to as "low Sunday", meaning that worship attendance is usually pretty low following the high number of people on Easter. And, this year, "low Sunday" is also the beginning of the school vacation week, so I didn't expect too big a crowd. But, I was pleasantly surprised by having a good number of people in church and lots of lay leadership throughout. There was a tone of tenderness throughout the service, a tone that I did not set.
The presence of the Holy Spirit was felt. It was a good day in our turnaround church, where things are not always as one would expect. Turnaround pastors, be ready for nice surprises like this one.
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