The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it! (John 1:5)
So in case you’re wondering why the lights went out in part of Midtown Raleigh yesterday, let me shed some light on the subject. About 3:30 pm yesterday (Thursday) a tractor trailer attempting to make a delivery to the church turned in our main entrance off of Six Forks and snagged the power lines. The driver realized what was happening but only after it was too late. Power poles and telephone lines crashed to the ground and the lights went out…
But we who follow after Christ know that the light shines in the darkness and that the darkness cannot overcome the light. Within minutes fire fighters, police, and utility workers were on the scene. It did take some time to restore the power and the accident no doubt caused headaches for anyone trying to maneuver around the Six Forks/Midtown/North Hills area. We do regret the inconvenience.
I personally had not finished writing my sermon. So after checking on the driver and speaking to the authorities I made my way back to my office and attempted to finish writing my sermon. All I can say is sermon crafting is hard enough without adding the challenges of writing in the dark with the computer battery backup beeping/squawking every 15 seconds. So fair warning…if the sermon seems to wander a bit on Sunday it is because I wrote part of it in the dark!
Oh…I almost forgot to tell you what the driver was attempting to deliver to the church. What was it? A changing table for the preschool. That’s right – a changing table – is in part responsible for all of the chaos that ensued. Even better…the changing table is for my son’s preschool classroom. Go figure. I don’t know what any of this says about me, my son, or the church, but I thought I should shed some light on why it suddenly and mysteriously got dark around Midtown on Thursday afternoon. You should note that as of this posting the main entrance to the church off of Six Forks remains closed. Telephone lines are still down across the driveway. We hope this will be resolved tomorrow in advance of our Fall Festival.
Benediction: You can tear down the power poles and thus turn out the lights, but you cannot stop the work of the church or of God’s people. It was impressive to watch the ministries of the church carry on despite the darkness. The light shines in the darkness and darkness did not overcome it!
