HOLY WEEK

Yet begins another Holy Week. Kind of chaotic, frenetic, and also reflective.
I'm making my list of all I need to bring in each day - stole, chalice for grape juice for Maundy Thursday, Christ candle, flashlight, nails and metal pail for Good Friday, Easter stole, seeded paper crosses to give out at services, kid's book marks to color & activity books, mini bagels and cream cheese for Easter breakfast, and then - Joy Sunday - décor, plastic eggs filled with jokes, hand clappers for kids, stickers, biblical costumes for the skit, and my rejoice stole.
   It gets so hectic and I am apt to forget something if I don't write it down.
   Did I also mention that Administrative Assistant's Day is the Wed following Easter as well? That's 2 main church secretaries to make gift bags for and 2 other church secretaries to do something smaller.
It will also entail making rolo/pretzel turtle snacks and bagging them up for the secretaries on Easter Monday evening.
   Plus a baptism on April 27th at the Sat evening worship.
  But first things, first. Holy Week. Journey with Jesus to the cross one day at a time. One step at a time. Remembering all my Lord went through and did for me and for the life of the world. The utter grace and pure love, the redeeming of suffering, and hope that lives and breathes no matter what.
These are things to think on and ponder. To restore my soul in the business of this extraordinary week and church council meeting this evening.
   May all I do and say this week reflect the love and grace of Christ and  be an act of servant leadership, never forgetting what our Lord sacrificed and being willing to take up the basin and the towel myself.
   Now if I could do all this while walking like a normal person. Sigh. I know I will be icing and elevating my foot every night when I get home this week. I pray I will survive Easter morning - up at 5:20 am, leave for church 7 am, worship at 8 am, breakfast (light), Easter Egg Hunt at 9:45 am,
worship at 10:30 am and home after locking up and turning off lights. That's a lot of walking around,
and being on my feet. I will need to sit as much as I can in between.
   Prayers are with all who are serving and leading services this week. God be with you. God grant you strength, endurance, and uphold you in grace and love. Amen.