Pastor Paul’s Blog

Last night as I was walking into our weekly Wednesday night meal that we host here at Valley Shepherd, I stopped to greet a couple young girls. The older of the sisters greeted me and quickly added “my daddy’s coming home in five weeks, and we’re gonna have a party. She and her younger sister have been separated from her dad for over a year now. I wish I could describe to you the look on her face. She is so excited about having her father return home. Well in a little over three weeks “we’re gonna have a party” here at Valley Shepherd. The excitement is already overwhelming me, as I look forward with anticipation to the celebration. Imagine the excitement the disciples felt when they were reunited with a resurrected Christ. I would invite you to spend some time meditating on the scripture passages of those days we call Holy Week, in preparation for Easter. In Matthew it starts at chapter 21, in Mark, chapter 11, in Luke, chapter 19 and in John, chapter 12.