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My Day Yesterday

Today I am tired. I am so happy that Monday is my day off. I don’t think I could go to work today if I was paid all the money in the world. The reason why I am so tired today Monday March 21, 2011 is because I had a marathon day yesterday. It was long but worth every minute it.

As mentioned in an earlier blog, I am a minister. I am a product of the African American church experience. Sundays are exciting days in my life. They are days filled with family, friends, good preaching, good singing, and good godly communications.  My day started yesterday attending a church service at my friend’s church at 7:30 in the morning. Her father is the pastor and she wanted me to hear her father preach. His sermon was awesome. It was just what I needed to hear to start the morning.

From there, I went to my own church. Although I wasn’t attending a church service at my church on yesterday, I still had to check on some things from a ministerial perspective. I had to check on the Sunday school classes, make sure the youth under my watch were in attendance and finally check my youth minister’s mailbox. From there, I raced off to catch a quick breakfast. I then attended a church service at my mother’s church. This service started at 11 am. I arrived at her church just in time. I promised my mother that I would attend her church on this day because it was a Sunday celebrating the youth members and I wanted to be there to support her. So I did. I was also asked to preach without notice. I was not scheduled to preach but I was prepared to preach as I have learned to always be prepared as minister to give the people of God some good news. I presented the word that God had for me to present and it was good.  The people were receptive. They “amen-ed” me just when I needed it.

I then caught a quick lunch and then head home. I had to rush home because I promised a friend that I would accompany her to Jacksonville for yet another church service at 6 pm. We arrived in Jacksonville at 6:15 pm. It was a wonderful service. It truly blessed me. The service was an anniversary service for the pastor of a big church in Jacksonville, Florida. This was the loudest and most energetic church experience I have ever had. I have had some pretty energetic experiences in the past put this I cannot put into words.  The lady sitting next to me in church was literally within inches of slapping me while shouting in the spirit. The preacher was Pastor Jamal H. Bryant. He is a big name preacher form Baltimore, Maryland. He is pretty much taking the black church by storm. This is the first time I heard Pastor Bryant preach in person. I have youtubed him a million times but never have I heard him in person. He presents a mighty word. Let’s just say his communication skills are pretty much flawless. Yesterday, was a long day but one that I enjoyed and would do all over again if I had to… after some much needed rest of course.