Serve Well

Yesterday, my husband, Brian, and four other men from the church were ordained to serve as deacons.  The charge put forth by the pastors was to "Serve well."  Part of serving well is emptying oneself of all pride. The pastors washed the feet of the deacons to be ordained, and Brian said it was a very humbling experience.  It was a tremendous honor to have the pastors serve them in such an intimate and humble way.

For myself, the ordination service was an emotional time.  Brian and the other men shared their extraordinary testimonies of how they came to believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  To me, it would be impossible not to believe in God after hearing the ways that God saved each man.  When it came time for the ordained men of the church to lay hands and pray over the deacon candidates, my dad got to participate in Brian's ordination.  My dad was ordained as a deacon over twenty years ago at our home church in Waco, TX.  This was so special to our family, and it was difficult to keep from crying.  In fact, none of my pictures of my dad and Brian during this portion of the ordination are clear--all are blurry.

I had hoped to post pictures this evening of the ordination service, but tonight my computer refuses to load the pictures.  Perhaps I will be able to tomorrow...

May God's richest blessings flow over you,

Jennifer