I Hate Cancellations!

I hate cancellations!

For over four years I have kept to a policy of, "We don't cancel church." Usually snow is frustrating and those who don't like to drive in it just stay home and a few of us die hard Jesus fans make it to church through the snow. Usually it is harder to cancel church than to have church with a lots of workers missing. Today was the exception.

Most of our first service workers could not get out of their neighborhood because of ice under a think layer of very dry and drifting snow. So, for the first time in over four years we canceled. If is 9:40 a.m. and I am still at church. Back in the days before the, "No Cancel" policy, when we canceled I always got news about a few people that would show up anyway. Besides, I always work Sunday morning and so I am getting things done in the quiet of the morning and empty office.

Here are some reasons that I hate cancellations.
1. Confusion. Whenever there is confusion there will be hurt feelings that follow.
2. Mis-communication. Same as above.
3. Schedule. I actually make a preaching schedule and these can mess up that schedule.
4. Giving trouble. For honest tithe paying people a snow day is irrelevant. For people who drop a little something in the offering when they attend, days like today set our church back pretty bad and set you back even further in your continual process of robbing God.
5. Deflation. I like to think that nothing can keep us down, not even the weather. The weather can even stop the US military, so I am somewhat consoled.

Let's make the best of it!
1. Stay home and get some extra rest.
2. Drink an extra cup of coffee or hot tea in honor of your Pastors.
3. Get ready for a great sermon on Joseph and Mary next Sunday.
4. Mail the church your offering on Monday.
5. Call someone from church that you don't usually call, and have a bit of fellowship on phone today. I did, 75 times. :)
6. Sit down with your kids this morning and read the Christmas story from the Bible.

Have a blessed day off! I love you all.