Yesterday Anita and I drove over to South Milford to attend the funeral of Randy Sutton’s father, Amos. It was held at a small Baptist church in the country and was a cultural shift for us. This Baptist church had a strong Kentucky hills flavor in everything they did, and they were clearly sincere believers.

I told Anita that I really enjoyed this funeral. My Dad died just less than a month ago and I was under pressure to make everything happen just so at his funeral. I wasn’t able to sit with my family or just receive ministry and grieve. So I did that yesterday. The pastor spoke with firm conviction about our reward in heaven. And one of the ladies sang a song about being with Jesus in heaven that touched my heart. I went to encourage Randy and Jewell and the whole experience encouraged me.

James advises us to “Pray for one another that you may be healed.” When was the last time you did something for someone else and you were the real recipient?

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