Today was a breakthrough day. After we went yellow yesterday (which for me included some quality time shopping at Majesty), today saw my church, Cornerstone Ministries, open its doors for the first time since the lockdown. We had our men’s group meeting this morning, with some deciding to play it safe and attend the meeting at home via Zoom. That’s ok. Whatever you were comfortable with is up to you.
We continued our study in the Daniel Dilemma with Pastor Chris Hodges of the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama. We read through Psalm 139 in the Bible and talked about what was discussed in the video. We also talked about the Coronavirus and how we’re handling it. It was nice to get out this morning, and you know what, masks were optional.
Later this afternoon I came back to Cornerstone and had church with Pastor Don Walczak and his wife, Mary Ann. We’ve known each other since my high school days, when I was helping coach Kevin Clougherty as a manager on the swim team. Our friendship is just as strong in 2020 as it was in 1997. Don used to do the invocation at our swim team banquets.
We had fellowship when we arrived and I made some new friends, just as I did before the lockdown. We had donuts and coffee (left over from this morning’s men’s meeting). We had some technical problems early but we got it working just time to hear Pastor Donn preach. We went through the gospel of Mark and heard some great examples of compassion. We also took in communion (we made sure it was served in a safe manner). Mary Ann closed the meeting with a great question. How has COVID 19 helped us grow in our relationship with God?
I’ll be back next Saturday for another edition of Cornerstone @ Home. Same bat time same bat channel.
Speaking of compassion, my close to today’s blog. Bye everyone. ❤️ you.
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