Anniversary

On June 23rd we celebrated our 25th anniversary by driving back to Little Rock. We had lunch at an Irish Pub to celebrate our meeting in England, over 40 years ago. We had dinner with Stuart's family to celebrate with them before the new grandbaby arrives. It was a joyous day and we got to spend it together. That was the best part. Of course we had a chance to celebrate with our whole family and church family in April for our Renewal of Vows. We still remember that occassion fondly and thank all the church folks for sharing that time with us.
We were sad to learn that one of our church family, Hal Porter, died this past week. Our thoughts and prayers are with Bobbie and the Porter family during this very difficult time. I thank God for the opportunity to get to know Hal and for the passion and faith he brought to Covenant. I was reading Jurgen Moltman's "The Trinity and the Kingdom" and I was struck by Moltman's way of articulating the God who loves us and who suffers with us. "If a person once feels the infinite passion of God's love which finds expression here, then he understands the mystery of the triune God. God suffers with us- God suffers from us- God suffers for us: it is the experience of God that reverals the triune God." I know that the triune God is with Bobbie and her family right how and that God is welcoming Hal into the kingdom right now. Blessings in Christ.