Where did the week go? The whirlwind of activity, both locally at TAA as well as across the elementary school system has come to a stop today—it’s Sabbath! Hallelujah!
Last night our campus chaplain led out in a room by room dedication of the campus and the staff. It was a great, albeit muggy, evening of songs and prayer. We even prayed next to a trash bin full of refuse from the week of activity to recognize the maintenance crew who worked as hard as anyone to make the campus ready for next week.
We are not quite there yet, some furnishings and equipment did not arrive on schedule; some touch-ups and last minute movements still remain, but all in all the campus looks great. I am looking forward to seeing the parents and students on Sunday.
Today, however, will take Penny and me to Cottonwood, Arizona—a small enclave between Jerome and Sedona, between the hills to the north of Phoenix. I am scheduled to preach during the morning worship hour. I am pretty excited about the passage that God led me to—Psalms 13. Check it out. It begins as a pretty gut-wrenching description of King David in one of his many moments of personal struggle. It ends surprisingly with a statement that cancels out the entire Psalm. But what a statement! I am drawing from the brief life sketch of Eve to bring the passage home. In any case I am looking forward to a preaching to the saints in Verde Valley (that’s what the area is called).
As Tony Campolo used to say (for totally different reasons!) in his own indomitable preaching style, “Sunday’s a comin!” But until then we rest today (those are my words). Gotta run!
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