“… I remember it being sparkling day. The sun shone extra bright making the stained glass windows of the sanctuary glow with a deeper, richer color that I’d had ever noticed before. The congregation sang with more gusto than normal. And when the choir sang their especially triumphal anthem, I could feel my inner spirit soaring with them. And the unusual and powerful feeling I was feeling that morning didn’t even stop when the pastor began to preach.”-Nik Ripken