It Still Belongs In the Box

So the church service I attend is contemporary.  It's a come as you are service with a live band and a large screen with the words and moving graphics so there is no need for hymnals.They darken the room and jam for the first forty-five minutes every Sunday.

After this part is done, and the room is still darkened the Pastor stands from his seat in the fourth pew back.  He begins with a prayer, and then two ushers take wireless microphones around and if you would like to publicly proclaim what is on your heart that morning you are more than welcome to express yourself. After that, Pastor holds a locked box which contains private prayers that are never looked at and are shredded directly after the service. We pray for what is in the box as well.

I am so thankful to God for allowing my state to legalize medical marijuana. I am so thankful that He has allowed me to obtain my card so easily. 

God made marijuana. It is a plant in the ground designed by him.

So.... Would it be improper to thank God publicly in a contemporary service for helping us to live a pain free life legally?

I'm not trying to make this a political discussion by any means. I'm just afraid of being that middle aged coo-coo head that people talk about because I speak out about what I believe in.  I mean, now that I'm legal does it make it right for me to just throw it into every day conversation just because I can?  Uhh, no. Can you say uncomfortable?  Although I'm seriously considering thanking the mail man in some kind way on the day he brings my card, and yes I will tell him why. 

I just answered my own question, and wrote a title for this post. Yes, it still does belong in the locked box. Sorry God.  But I really do not think that most people are not ready to openly discuss middle age moms using medical marijuana. Sadly, I don't think that even in a contemporary church service it would be welcomed. I kind of think afterwards I would be pulled aside and nicely asked to not be so open... At least for awhile. To be fair though, I couldn't get away with it at the PTA meetings either. They would never let me have anything to do with bake sales again!!

Tomorrow night is a city wide prayer event at our local events center. They are hoping for a very large turnout to pray for our city and of course anything and everything else.  Let's see what gets thrown out there tomorrow, you never can tell!