We had a good morning. Several things were different. First, we have changed the service order and will be doing the announcements at the front of the service to force us to start on time. Second, we prayed for each other by taking prayer requests out loud. It takes a bit more time, but it makes the service feel like family because we actually hear the requests of each person. Finally, I did the response time differently at the end. We pointed out two types of people that do not drink. This, I hope, gave encouragement and enlightenment to those who may be having a drinking problem, or knows someone who is. There is hope. God can do anything.
Just in case you are wondering, I did not expect everyone who abstains from alcohol to fit into both of these categories. It was simply two categories that I though would be helpful to those who are trying to decide what to do, or how to help someone they know.
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