Then sings my soul

by chuckofish

Happy belated Father’s Day to all the good fathers out there!

Good fathers are a blessing and should never be undervalued.

I had a busy weekend as usual, starting on Thursday. Lots of fun stuff and good friends. This balances out with the beginning of my summertime weeks when I mostly stay home and work around the house. This works for me. The best part about being retired is having my Mondays back.

I went to church by myself on Sunday where we sang “Behold Our God”, “How Great Thou Art” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”–as you can imagine, I was a mess by the end of the service. Our Music Director also sang this song at the Offertory with a teenage boy from the congregation which was likewise great:

It was a two-Kleenex service to be sure. The sermon on Psalm 29 (God’s voice is like thunder!) was excellent. Our adult ed class on Prayer was also excellent. The young men (mostly seminary students) who have led this class are impressive and give me hope for the future.

I would not miss church for anything.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.

–Isaac Watts, 1707

Yesterday was also the Summer Solstice–the days will start getting shorter now!