My Bible study this morning asked the question, “What brings
you joy?” One of my answers was, “Serving on a team.” I have the privilege of
serving on several amazing teams that design worship and provide technical
support for worship services.
One of those teams suffered a great loss this week. A very
important member, a man who I believe shares my joy in serving on a team, has
moved on, changed his address, met his Maker. For him “…the weather has cleared
and the sun shines bright. He sees it all now, he sees it all as clearly as God
sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us.” (1 Corinthians 13:12-13
MSG)
That’s an interesting analogy for a guy who had a passion
for lights. Tom ran the light board for our worship services. He set it all up,
and trained a team of people to run it. He had a passion for excellence and
visual harmony. He paid attention to details, wanting every light setting to
coordinate with the song backgrounds. He had a great sense of humor and was a
joy to work with. He mentored the younger guys on the “guru team” as we call
our technical servants. He connected with everyone who served in our media
loft. It’s kind of like a family up there, and he played a big part in creating
that little community. He will be greatly missed.
We don’t know what we’re going to do without Tom, but 1
Corinthians 13 continues on to tell us that, until the weather clears for us,
we have three things to do, “Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love
extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.”
Hence, my question… Is there a light board in heaven? Do
they have a “disco cross?” Because if they do, I know that Tom is right there,
asking about the details, ensuring there is visual harmony and color
coordination, and creating a little community within that great cloud of
witnesses.
We love you, Tom and we miss you already. We’ll be here to
walk this journey with Brenda and your boys and their families. Thanks for
leaving us a legacy and shining the light for us all to see Jesus. We’ll do our
best to follow in your footsteps!
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I would love to hear from you! Let me know what you think and how I can pray for you. Most of us are carrying some pretty heavy baggage and the good news is, you don't have to carry it alone! You can lay it at the feet of Jesus, and sometimes we need help just letting go of our baggage and not picking it up again. We're in this together!