I confess now to you that initially, I was uneasy. This sort of thing is not looked kindly upon by some of my Protestant brethren, and I, at one time, had come to agree with them. So I actually hesitated as it was our turn to join the procession tothe cross. But I overcame that hesitation. And I\u2019m glad I did. Very glad.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll not dwell on our own experience other than to state succinctly that it was powerful and most holy and made me keenly aware of God\u2019s gift in Christ and what Christ has done.<\/p>\n
It was an uplifting and remarkabe moment yet the highlight of the evening came just a few minutes later.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
You\u2019ll want to read it all.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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