an update // as it appears that I’ve disappeared

The last 48 hours have been absolutely intense to say the least. Thursday morning was business as usual until we started all the last minute setup that had to happen for Maundy Thursday Prayer Vigil. We worked hard all day and pretty much right up until people began coming through. We had the opportunity to serve communion to over 225 people that night and there was never a point that someone was not praying in the garden from 8pm until 6am on Friday. A huge thanks to everyone who helped make Thursday night happen (more on them later).

Dan and Tonya never took a break and worked all the way up until Friday night happened producing the videos we used in our Good Friday Service. From what I can tell, people were really moved by the telling of the story. Unfortunately, a tornado warning and the heaviest hail and rain I’ve ever heard came down right in the middle of the night. So, needless to say, people were distracted. But overall, it appeared to be a great success. Many thanks again to everyone who helped make Friday night happen (more on them later).

What I’m overwhelmed by right now is the calmness of this morning. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced an Easter this intense with this many emotions. We’ve been running around like crazy, we’ve been stretched and stressed (minus Dan who never gets stressed) to the max in our emotions, large amounts of people to serve (and ultimately worry about their safety last night), experienced the wrath of the weather, and then I get up this morning to sunshine, birds chirping and absolute quiet in our house. Its an overwhelming feeling as I think about this day in the middle of just contemplating all that has taken place.

I’m looking forward to tomorrow when we celebrate with everyone at Cornerstone the reality of the resurrection. Its gonna be a long day, but its going to be an amazing day of worship.