Introduction – Wondering
It is not natural for me to stand still. There is always a rhythm, a beat, in my head. “I’ve got the music in me.” It doesn’t really matter what the song is, I’m within it.
You want to frustrate me? Require me to sing along to a song I have never heard before. Give me the words, but don’t give me the music. Don’t play the melody for me. Go one step further and have the band or choir singing in harmony. Force me to find the melody. Watch me pout.
It is very easy for me to accept a new song when presented properly. And some songs … well, I can hear the opening notes, and I KNOW I will love the song. I think it has something to do with memory. Very much like smell. You know what I mean? You smell cologne. It happens to be the cologne your grandfather wore on Sunday mornings. Immediately you are taken back to the good old days. And you burst into smiles.
It’s the same thing with music sometimes. Why, just Friday night, I heard the beginning of a song. I looked at Christopher and said, “It could be U2.” He had to agree. I told him, if at some point the song picked up in tempo, I would be hooked. It never did. It didn’t fulfill the requirements of Where the Streets Have No Name. But I still liked it.
I’ve recently wondered what anyone could possibly have expected of me … I was raised on pipe organ hymns on Sunday mornings and rock ‘n’ roll the rest of the week. Why wouldn’t I enjoy both? Why wouldn’t I need both? Why wouldn’t I feel the need to rock out for my Lord?
So, without knowing it, I kind of ended up where I should be, at least some of the time. When I lead the children in song, the songs really run the gamut. Some of them truly rock out. Others are rearranged renditions of old favorites. We get to clap. We get to dance. We get to rejoice. I’m not required to stand in a predefined box.
I’ve been in a box sooooo verrrrrrry looooooong! It’s lovely to get out!
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
Ruth 4:13 (ESV )
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