The Best Route Home

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• Daylight Savings Time – Mar 13 | turn your clocks forward an hour before going to bed on Saturday night
• Blood Pressure Screening – Mar 13 | free screening in the Cry Room
• All – Campus Worship – Mar 16 | enjoy a great time praising God
• Welcome Lunch – Mar 20 | meet our pastors, staff, elders and learn about membership
• Prayer Night – Mar 29 | a time of prayer for our church and community

Greetings Lifers,

So I’m driving to my parents this past weekend (from Chicago to Peoria), talking to my beautiful wife, when out of the corner of my eye I see the sign for our next exit. Having driven this route dozens of times before, I barely looked up when merging onto the ramp that would take me south towards home.

Only it doesn’t take me thataway. Apparently Illinois recently got around to adding another exit to this highway, so what used to head south now dumps onto the ribbon of highway headed north. Guess I should be driving instead of talking.

So now I’m heading away from my final destination – not good. I determine the best route for a turnaround – only it isn’t. Now I am heading west to Indiana (Mom and dad do not live there). I search for a suitable exit, one that has both on and off ramps - nary a one. I recalculate and start heading south on a road I’ve never traveled, assuming it has to hit civilization at some point. We all know what assuming does. 45 minutes later, after several loud (mostly joking) exchanges with my bride, we reconnect with the interstate that takes us home.

And that’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back. But hey, the back roads around Joliet are nice this time of year…

 We’ve all been there – lost, I mean. Ever notice how the original state of “lostness” just seems to get “lost-er” the harder you try to find a way out? So it is with ways of our old life – one detour creates a dozen others, each one promising to head in a better direction, but each one failing to deliver. The best course of action in these situations is to keep your head up for the correct exit in the first place. The best way to avoid the many wrong turns is to avoid the first one. May God enable us all.

Spoiler Alert:   Word is that Tom Eichem will be arriving at our 5k showdown with half of his goatee already shaved off. I say good for him for saving time.

Spoiler Alert II:   We lose an hour of sleep on Saturday – some of you will either be early for the 10:45 or pretty early for lunch. Be apprised.

We start a new series this weekend on the Passion Week of Christ – great stuff to learn/relearn. Remember that we are committed this year to gather/grow/give/and go. look forward to seeing you this weekend!

LOVE being your pastor – thanks for being part of God’s vision through Bay Life Church!

Free,

Mark Saunders

Senior Pastor

Bay Life Church