Worship

Today I led worship (morning and evening service) at Lakeside Baptist Church. This is the church that I grew up attending...from kindergarten to high school. It felt so surreal. I got a call a couple of weeks ago from a lady that I have basically known my whole life asking me if I could lead today because they are without a worship leader. This is the first time that I have led worship since January 28 at LWCC. I had to borrow a keyboard to practice because I don't even have one (the money set aside for my keyboard was used for van repair ...hmmmm ...keyboard? ...van? ....keyboard? ...van? ....I guess the van had to win). Anyway, until this week, I hadn't even touched a keyboard since that last Sunday either. Well, it was good. God is good. My time with Him preparing for today was good...it was WORSHIP of my sweet heavenly Father. Today at church was a sweet time of worship. I feel so honored that God uses me to bring others into worship. What a treat it was! I have so many memories of that church and the building...I even remembered where a light switch is that is in a weird place...isn't that funny? Lakeside is where I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. I was baptized there. I was a bell in a Christmas musical there (yes, I wore a bell costume). I sang my first knee-shaking, nerve-rattling special there. I played hide and seek there MANY times as a child and also in the youth group. I attended a funeral there for a friend who died way too young. Many of the faces are the same there, just older. Memories. And today I added a new memory...a blessed, sweet, gift-from-God-type memory. It was good. God is GOOD! I needed today.