Happy Independance Day!

This forth of July left me with mixed emotions as all the "oohs" and "awes" of a evening were brought to an end with a huge grand finally of explosions and color. I hated to see it all end. But just like all good things and days off, they do come to an end. I woke up to what looked like a war zone in the front yard and pondered the thought of how to gather the one inch confetti of card board and mess scattered from fence post to fence post. I had the brilliant idea of unleashing gas powered blower to get my yard back together. It was at that moment I flashed back to the previous day. I had done a funeral for a wonderful lady named Maggie who attended the Brush Prairie campus, a woman who was full of life and love for other people. She lived her life like the color and brilliance of the forth of July, and suddenly it was over due to the on set of cancer. And now her Husband and family felt the effects of the morning after, trying to figure out how to gather their emotions and lives back together. I found myself standing in the midst of the mess in my front yard praying for the Holy Spirit to blow through the lives of Maggie's family. To give them peace and comfort that she was in a better place and we will see her again. Our brilliance is found in Him, even when our lives are a mess. He is our comfort and strength. I hope your week is filled with the oohs and awes from the people around you, as the light of Jesus shines bright through your life. Pastor Jon A