Today at church we held the first annual God is Good Service. I mean we all know God is good, but this service, which was part of the ending service of the Camp Dennen summer season back in Massachusetts, is a special way of sharing our individual experiences of God's blessing. At camp we always made sure that the chapel was filled with boxes of tissues and they were needed today too. I just loved the number of kids that got up to share and that they were very articulate and had really meaningful things to say. It shows both the acceptance of our young people that God desires, and the depth of their spiritual journeys. For many adults this must have been a real eye opener. Every year at camp I was blessed by hearing the experiences of those I had known all summer. Sometimes we don't realize how much God is doing in the lives of people all around us. I'm thankful to have been part of today. I brought a special rare geode with water trapped inside and a bubble floating in it. I described how during this past year plus. since Marsha died, I have felt God's support and strength like the rock in the geode, while the fluid is like the grace and love surrounding me through all my family, friends and church. I have been like the bubble floating in a pool of grace, mercy and comfort as I have grieved the loss of my wife. It has made my experience of grief easier than I could have imagined. God is good.
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