Saturday morning my Queen told me that she was taking me some place special for breakfast and with an uncharacteristic firmness she said, “Don’t ask me any questions!” Well, it turned out to be a surprise 65^th-brithday breakfast put on by PRTS and RHB. After a delicious breakfast, Steve Renkema spoke some meaningful, precious words to me on behalf of RHB, as did Chris Hanna on behalf of PRTS, and then they gave me this wonderful gift of an old painting in which Oliver Cromwell is defending the Waldenses. Then they showed this video of some of my best friends around the world wishing me birthday blessings: Geoff Thomas, Steve Lawson, Ian Hamilton, Scott Brown, Derek Thomas, and Sinclair Ferguson. The video nearly broke me down. After that Steve Renkema then thanked my children for being such a blessing to us as parents. After all of this, when I stood up to speak a word of thanks for a wonderful time together, I couldn’t hold it together. The contrast between my unworthiness and the goodness and covenant mercies of God to me in my family, at PRTS and RHB, and in the church, just overwhelmed me. Finally, I was able to stammer a few words of thanks. “O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” (Ps. 107, refrain).