He set us free

[chestnutcurls]

I'm wearing jeans and I get to leave at 1! Yay!

Our communion service last night was good. My pastor gave a short talk (using the end of Lord of the Rings as an illustration) about how Christ didn't balk at that last minute in the Garden, but followed through and did what He came to do. It was simple but moving. During communion time, I was thinking that I can't even imagine the weight of my own sin, let alone everyone's. It's impossible to fathom. After service I ended up staying for pie anyway and saw admael serving! I wanted to talk to her more, but I needed to hurry home to Evan, since he was kind of sad about me staying longer.

My family's church is doing several performances of an elaborate passion play this weekend, and they're all involved with it. My mother sewed most of the costumes, my sister is signing, my dad is directing traffic, and my brother is playing Demon-Possessed Boy. It should be interesting. Ryan and I are going to it tonight. I'll be glad when the play is over and my family can rest. They're exhausted. My mother has been sewing until midnight every night for the past two weeks, making and re-making things according to the whims of the costume director. A few days ago she asked my mom to sew some elaborate bell sleeves, but upon seeing them, decided she didn't like them and cut them off. I would have walked out.

It seems like my two main failure areas are food and finances. I constantly eat and buy things I shouldn't. It's so frustrating.

No lyrics poll today...sorry. I'm just not in the mood to write one. In case I don't post again today, I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Edit: Oh, and on Sunday I can read novels again! I'm so excited!

Comments

[admael.livejournal.com]

It was good seeing you. :-) I thought I saw someone else who makes comments on your journal sometimes there... he had red hair. Am I just imagining things?

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

??? No, no one else I know from church has a journal. Actually they don't even know what LJ is. :)

[admael.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I think I thought it was Lawson, but now that I look at his icon, I don't think that was him. Silly me. :-)

[jazzypoet.livejournal.com]

The Communion service sounds like it was absolutely amazing and soul-stirring. Thank you so much for sharing about it. *hugs*

A blessed Easter to you and your family, Brenda!

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

*curious*
How did he use the ending of LOTR as a comparison?

I <3 that book. The symbols to Christ/Christianity just made me cry.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I wanted to say so, but didn't want the wrath of anyone who hasn't read the books/seen the movies yet. :) He was saying how Frodo, as one of the Christ figures in the book, comes to Mt. Doom but then says "I have come, but I will not do what I came to do." But Jesus didn't refuse what He came to do, even though He could have refused. Of course the pastor put it much more eloquently, but that was the gist of it. :)

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

Ah, nice :)

[kati-riehl.livejournal.com]

So, I finally made a user name so that I can properly reply on your blog.

I am so in love with the colorful stripes on your background. Do you suppose I could find those on sheets somewhere?

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

Actually, I found them on a pro-Clay Aiken banner on someone's userinfo and decided to use it as a background. Usually when I'm looking for a specific kind of background, I do a Google image search.