I came home from last night's softball game and my wife was still awake. She was watching an old episode of the 80's action series, "The A-Team." I could hardly believe my eyes.
A flood of memories came over me as I saw Hannibal and Murdock wearing disguises, B.A. looking menacing, and Face conning his way through another scheme. And the first words out of my mouth were from the show's enduring catchphrase, "I love it when a plan comes together."
That is so right.
There's really nothing better than seeing a plan come together- seeing the efforts of preparation pay off in success.
My church experienced this last Sunday evening when we hosted an outdoor concert and cookout- our first major all-church event since we opened our new building. A crowd as large as our worship attendance showed up and a good time was had by all. Good fun, great food, real fellowship, perfect weather, and outstanding entertainment capped off an awesome event.
I spent most of the evening just walking around and taking it all in. It was just plain cool to see the way everything was running. Kids were playing, adults were meeting each other and having conversations, the band was rocking on the stage- it was, as far as I am concerned, a little glimpse of heaven.
The best part for me was how little I had to do with it! Each staff person and their various teams took pieces of the event and when it came time to put it all together, everything fit perfectly- leaving me to think to myself, as I was walking around last Sunday, "I love it when a plan comes together."
In real life, unlike "The A-Team," not every plan comes together like we expect. That's why we celebrate the ones that do and learn from the ones that don't.
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