I have been meaning to write about my experience this Easter.  I have been busy with prep for the coming week and I am really looking forward to seeing what God can do this week.

So You may recall reading this post about how I wasn’t really feeling the “Easter spirit.”  Well very shortly after I wrote that post (and I mean very shortly after because as I recall I went to bed right after writing it) I realized that the Easter spirit is one of renewal, one of new birth and I realized that I was in need of that.

My friend Jeff had asked me a day earlier if everything was ok and that he was concerned about me.  I told him everything was fine just the “normal every day stresses.”  I was being truthfull, their really was/isn’t anything wrong more than the “normal everyday stresses.”  But sometime those little rutts are enough to through you off.

Back to Sunday.  The worship was great.  The songs were perfect, the videos were very well done there was a great energy in the room.  The first part of service I was torn between looseing my self in the worship and staying engaged to the needs of the ever increasing population in our auditorium.  As it was we added 2 rows of seats about 30 min. in to service.  I doing that I had the opportunity to poke my head into the kids class rooms.  The leaders and children were engaged with one another, and you could tell they were all excited to be there.  The message was next and I thought Marty did an outstanding job.  You could tell that he was passionate about what God had given him to communicate.  That translated into the room.

As I went about my day I realized that I had been a part of an amazing day at Fellowship church.  That God was there and did his thing.  We saw friends that hadn’t been around for a while as well as some guests that will hopefully become new friends. 

So I still have my “normal everyday stresses.”  But I can honestly say that after Sunday I feel spiriually renewed.  I think I just needed to see others in that place.  Donald Miller says in Blue Like Jazz “Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way.”  Just being around people that loved what they were doing and people that were worshipping the one that loves us.  A pastor passionate about his message