I would say that I have spent at least 90% of my life's Sundays in worship in a local Church someplace in the world. My parents were insistent that us kids where in worship every Sunday (it helped that we lived next door to our UMC!).
As I was exercising this AM (Sunday Jan. 5) at the 181st, it struck me that I would not be in a local Church today to worship. I have mixed feelings about this. I miss the connections that are shared in worship and because of worship.
But then I realized that I am right here because of my Divine Calling to be a military Chaplain.
God calls us to some very unlikely places (the 25 year old Kent would NEVER had dreamed that the 51 year old Kent would be in the Air Force!), so it is with great pride and honor that I proclaim that I didn't go to Church today but I was the Church (as best as I could) responsible for the Gospel message right here at the 181st for military members that are serving our great country and couldn't go to Church as well.
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