Legacy

On Sunday, Rick began his final series about leaving a legacy of faith — what it means to leave such a legacy, and the core values that we should seek to pass on. Rick’s message is appropriate for any church body, at any time — but we all know that there is a special poignancy to hearing it now. Even beginning this message brings a little tear to my eye. (note to self — don’t forget to bring tissues to church!)

At the beginning of the 11:00 service, we were treated to a beautiful song sung by Hillary O. This particular song has long been a favorite of mine, and was very significant at this place and time. I want to share with you part of the lyrics for this song — this might be a good time for many us to consider adopting such an anthem:

I want to leave a legacy,
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to you enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy.

You can see the rest of the lyrics, and listen to the entire song, by Nichole Nordeman, here.

And — if there was ever any doubt in your mind that God is a poet, I hope you got a chance to see Dave come forward to make his first confession of faith at the conclusion of the 11:00 service — not a transfer of membership, but a confession of faith. As we were all standing there, no doubt contemplating the culmination of Rick’s pastorship with us, we experienced the great joy of witnessing a sparkling new faith-life begin.  If that wasn’t a living, breathing picture of a faith legacy, I don’t know what is.

Revival

I had the great pleasure of meeting a new BCC friend at my daughter’s gym class recently. She asked if I was the one who had set up the blog, and mentioned that she has the BCC Webpage set as her homepage on her computer. I was a bit sheepish when admitting that I had set it up, because I know that there have been very few posts. Its easy to let blogging sift down to the bottom of my list, especially if I’m not sure anyone is reading it. And then it occurred to me — blogging is kind of like praying in that respect. You can’t always tell whether there is anyone on the other end — but you keep pushing forward in faith. And, sometimes the effect of the process on the writer/pray-er is really more important than what might or might not be going on with your audience.

My new friend didn’t actually say that she read the blog — but she knew it was there, and she’s mentioned it to other people. That’s enough for me. We aren’t currently in a structured 40-days-of-prayer cycle. But, I’m going to keep blogging along. If you are reading this, I hope you’ll keep reading, and maybe even make a comment! And, if you are interested in participating by posting your own entries, just let me know! If there is something you want to see somebody write about — let me know that too.

Go with God~