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I am praying for my friend Cheryl who had surgery today. I just heard from her friend Betty that she is having an allergic reaction in her throat since the surgery, and this will be a difficult night. Those of you who know her in real life and in Blogland, please pray for her tonight.

At the same time we are rejoicing that our pastor, who had surgery on Monday and was expecting to come home on Friday, already came home today. You can't keep a good man down!

This was a very full day from beginning to end. School was good. The song I was preparing the other evening, Chariot's Comin' was a big hit with Middle School Chorus, just like I thought it would be. They were already starting to sound pretty good doing it in chorus today.

I've had a couple of really good times with my middle school worship team this week. We get together every Tuesday morning for a time of sharing and prayer. Yesterday I had them turn their seats away from each other, and as we listened to Michael W. Smith's Worship CD, they wrote out their thoughts to the Lord, then we finished off with a number of the kids offering audible prayers. It was a beautiful experience. I feel strongly that we have no business getting up front leading congregations in worship if we never take the time to sit in His presence and worship Him without an audience.

After school as I drove past the Lancaster courthouse on my way to pick Destiny up from school, there were TV news trucks sitting along the street, and a camera man was poised right across the street from the front doors. I found out this evening on the news that after many hours of deliberation, the jury did decide on the death penalty. I haven't heard anything from Enid.

This evening we had a worship team practice at church. Dick and I are planning to go to Anthony and Lori's church on Sunday, so my assistant worship leader, Joe, was in charge. I know I've bragged about him before, but I just have to again. He and his brother Adam were both former students of mine. Joe plays guitar and sings, Adam play bass guitar. And they are GOOD!! I think I feel something akin to parental pride!!