Treasures in the Darkness. Gratitude over Grumbling

Jon Acton
9 min readFeb 24, 2024

Treasures in the Darkness

A recent church sermon left such a positive mark on my mind and heart that I felt the need to share. There is a small church nestled in a bedroom community called the Vineyard Church in Brownsburg Indiana. A powerful message was delivered by a mighty but small in stature, Pastor Gwen Roy. Pastor Gwen, the wife of Pastor Dennis calmly delivered a thought provoking message about having gratitude over grumbling. Without getting too deep into the religious weeds (which I am woefully unqualified to comment) the parallel…

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Jon Acton

Husband, Father, Former School Superintendent, National Blue Ribbon School Principal, Teacher, Coach, Author in progress