Kat Across The Pond

Post-Easter Update

Well the Easter weekend was crazily busy, but in a good way. I won't bore you with the details of the whole weekend, but here are the highlights:

On Sunday morning at 6.30, a bunch of us went down to the lake to a sunrise service. I was determined not to go (I mean, 6.30 am? Am I a mug??). I woke up at six precisely, thinking "oh good, I can turn around and go to sleep again". Well I didn't. Finally I said to God "you don't really want me to go to this thing?" and he answered "why do you think I woke you up at this time?" Do you know, sometimes I wish I wasn't blessed with hearing his voice (just kidding).

Then our main service was interesting to say the least - the sermon was on how God bridged the gap between man and Himself with the cross. Well imagine one vicar balanced on two stageblocks and a bridge between them made out of a school gym bench (the whole contraption about 1.2 m high) and you get the idea...I aged about ten years imagining what would happen if the bridge broke (is there a doctor in the house????). Oh I forgot to mention that at the beginning the two blocks were together and the vicar separated them by jumping up as he counted down sins (selfishness, greed, pride, etc) with someone else pulling the block further away from God's block every time he jumped.

Then off to lunch with friends, and back at church for four pm for the prep for our evening service. We did the Road to Emmaus. Well how do I describe that...it was intended as a praise party. As most of you know, my church is an Anglican church. A middle of the road Anglican church. We don't do crazy jumping about. Well at the pre service prayer someone had a prophetic word that God would use the worship group that evening as a mirror to the congregation, ie whatever was going on in the worship group (if even only in their hearts) the congregation would mirror. Also there was a call to the worship group to take off adulthood and put on the spirit of being a child in His presence. I have NEVER seen every single person in our church raising their hands in worship, jumping up and down, clapping etc, until that evening. The place just went wild. I can't describe it so I won't try. Suffice it to say, God SO turned up. So much the sweeter for it being unexpected. I mean, we're Anglican....

posted by Kat @ 11:09 pm