October 28, 2018

Joel Bauer teaches the importance of dressing for the way you want to be perceived by others, but this principle really applies to every area of our life. Yesterday our family was part of a celebration of life service for a long time friend. Since the location where we hold our church services was not large enough to hold the group that would be gathering, we partnered with another congregation to not only make the service happen, but also the fellowship time after.

It has been our policy that whenever we have a “funeral tea” or “celebration of life” fellowship we bring out the glass and crystal serving dishes for the sandwiches and goodies. My wife has built up a large collection of dishes over the years. It has been part of our philosophy of living that we want to acknowledge the value and importance of the contribution the person passing on has made in this world.

Over the years, having attended many such events staged by others, this has not always been the case. Sandwiches and goodies displayed on paper and styrofoam just doesn’t provide the same energetic feeling. There is a significant perceptive difference as to what is expressed towards the one who has passed on. It took a significant amount of effort to transport all the glassware to another location yesterday, but the work was worth it. The ladies of the other congregation graciously assisted in the set up of the plating and admitted it does make a difference.

Make the necessary effort to do what you need to do to express the best you in every situation, because you never know who you might positively impact and influence as a result.

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