A sign of respect

We have been away from home for 2 weeks straight. We spent a week and a half in the area that will be our new home (the Haines City area) and 3 days in Cape Coral. While we were in Cape Coral, we learned of a police officer who had been shot in the face and killed while answering a domestic disturbance call. The local police were collecting money for the family. It was on the way home that i saw something that made me smile.
As we were leaving we saw hundreds of families lining the streets with American flags and posters. It looked like another fourth of July celebration. My wife and I were trying to figure out what was going on and then we drove past McGregor baptist church. There had to be 500 police cars and motorcycles in the parking lot. We put two and two together to figure out that all those people were there to pay respects to this fallen officer.
This almost brought me to tears. I don't know if it was the families lining up, or the fact that someone died the way he did, or if it was that so many police officers died where i live and i never once lined up to pay respects, but it made me think, and it made me reflect.
In just over one week I will be moving to Haines City and starting a new ministry. I will be helping youth get into relationships with Jesus Christ. I am experiencing almost every emotion due to this move. I am excited about the opprotunity, afraid of failure, sad to leave my old home, anxious about my income, and faithful that God will continue to bless me and my family.
After what I saw today, I wonder if my Christian life reflects the kind of respect that the officer got. Is my life lived in such a way that Jesus can be seen just by people watching my everyday goings-on?