Awesome Reality!

It feels like I’m in a dream…and I’m waiting for someone to wake me up.

I’m sitting at a clean new desk…in a new office.  A new worship space is right down the hall…with new comfortable chairs…with a new keyboard…with beautiful new windows.  The ‘new building smell’ surrounds me.  Can it possibly be true?

A part of me fully expects to go back to the old office tomorrow morning and head off to the gym for worship this Sunday.  It all seems too good to be true. 

This past Sunday over 220 people came to dedicate this place to God’s glory.   We prayed over many areas of the new building.  Bishop Usgaard proclaimed how God works through God’s people in this place.   Young and old raised their voices and instruments in God’s praise.  The kids took up a large collection to support other new ministries in our area.  Tears of joy flowed as the long anticipated day arrived!  We sat down to a Thanksgiving Feast with an abundance of pie!  I could see people busting at the seams, proud that Peace, at long last, has a home base for ministry!

This building did not happen because of the awesomeness of the people of Peace Lutheran Church (though I do think they are quite amazing!).  This building happened because of the faithfulness of God.  It’s crazy to think that a congregation made up of so many young families can put forth the effort and financial support to make a building like this happen.  Many doubted that we would ever build.  God didn’t!  God led the charge, bringing the right people to the right places to make it all happen.  There are so many times when this whole project could have been derailed, but God kept it on track.  At long last, we’ve arrived. 

It’s time to take a deep breath and revel in God’s faithfulness…and let reality sink in.   Praise God!