“Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your
steadfast love!” Psalm 31:16
“Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your
face smile on us, LORD.” Psalm 4:6
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have
peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have
overcome the world.” John 16:33
When I was new to the church it was the smiling faces and
the greetings that led me to come back again. I remember a couple of different individuals (besides the ministers) that
stood out to me. It was during the
passing of the peace that I found myself shaking hands with the few individuals
around me, when the organist came up beside me and greeted me with a smiling
face and open hand. I was in awe that
she took the effort to come all the way from up front to greet me. Another was one of the choir members that
greeted me with a smiling face, and I have since seen her up front always with a
smile on her face which even on my gloomiest days gives me a burst of
happiness. It is amazing what a smile
will do. I think I have stated before I
am not at my most comfortable with one on one conversations and greetings. I would rather be giving a speech to a big
group than stumbling through my words with one individual. I have never been comfortable with the
passing of peace as a person struggling to be the first to speak. But it is those moments that have meant the
most to me in deciding to join Eastridge.
I believe that a smile can change an individual's outlook on
the day. I have heard it takes less
muscle to smile than to frown. So if you
are one of those individuals that have greeted and offered your hand, Thank
you; not only from me but from the visitors and the new members. Your smile can be shared with someone who
will then share a smile with someone else.
Lori Hood
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