Reminder of home

Other than the aftermath of Katrina, the big in Washington these days seems to be the passing away of US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Don't worry, I'm not going to get all political (despite the implications of the potential remaking of the Court)...this is all about us! You see, the Chief Justice attended our Lutheran church back home. I'm not going to drop names and say we knew him, because other than shaking hands and exchanging "Peace be with you" occasionally during services, I don't think we ever spoke (although I will say his demeanor was pretty down to earth--you would never imagine that he was one of the most powerful men in the nation). The reason we're thinking about this isn't so much because of him, although we certainly feel for his family, but rather because it turns out our Pastor, who is as fine a person as you'll ever meet--and whose sermons we miss, even though they were often way too long--led the service today. Gretchen was looking at pictures on the Washington Post and all of a sudden there was Pastor Evans. This is him (along with our Associate Pastor) doing a reading for the family and the other Justices at the Supreme Court this morning: