Getting traction within fifty days

SO EASTER HAS come and gone, and as you might expect, church was packed yesterday. I can't help thinking to say, “You know, if you folks came every week we probably could have this sort of quality every week, not just at Easter.”

The time between Easter and Pentecost represents the time when force is being applied to the rails, but the train hasn't begun moving. Fifty days of no apparent result. I suppose Pentecost itself is the lurch that sometimes happens as the wheels begin to roll.

A full church on Easter is like all the wheels making good contact with the rails. Then as the weeks go by, stiction starts to become inconsistent. I think we did better than last year, since our regular population has increased. I suppose this super-early Easter is to a church’s advantage. Pentecost is also Mother’s Day, and how often does that happen? Great day for a child to say “I love you Mommy” for the first time.

We’ll see . . .