It was 20 years ago today...

Last Sunday our Church celebrated 20 years of...

...and that's the thing. What were we celebrating?

Our achievements
Our survival through ups and downs
Our programs
Our religiousity
Our plans and wishes and intentions
or
God's work through us?

It was great to see so many people gathered there - all squashed in under one hot sweaty roof.
It was great to see old faces and discover where they are at.
It was great to see that we didn't sweep the past under the rug. There were no revisionists on stage.
It was great to see so many who helped setup and serve.
It was great to see people who are still following Jesus after all these years.

And it is this that sticks in my mind. It is this we celebrated - God's work through us - then and now. God leads and many follow. Many from our Church.

For this we are truly grateful and humbled.

So will we see another 20 years? That's not the point. Sunday was about coming thus far. Today is another matter altogether. But God is at work; that's what we ought to be looking forward and celebrating.