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” Scarlet Twins of Firrenchant “
A Photoshop Montage
but they fail to include me later.
It’s like people forget I exist.
Unless they need me. Then I’m exactly what they need.
And I just let it happen. I listen and sympathize and console and try to help.
Then I’m left alone again.
And I let it happen.
Over and over and over.
I’ve been to a few churches, parishes, and ecclesiastical communities and most of them are undoubtedly without a music ministry of some sort. Contemporary megachurches and modern charismatic communities have their own “God’s Rock Band”; whereas traditional churches and Catholic parishes often rely on a more “classical” ensemble.
Which is magnificent of course, for the Glory of God!
As it is said in Psalm 150:3:
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
We may have a desire to want to follow Christ. We may even want to be saints. We may want to be reliable neighbors, faithful friends, loving sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, granddaughters and grandsons. We may long for marriage. All of this can look oh so good on paper but, the question is, “Quo vadis?” Where are you going?
All of these relationships require love. They require that we walk the way of love as Christ taught. As Christ is and calls us to be.
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It is not enough to want to love. It’s not good enough to keep it on paper. Love requires action. Love should be spent generously – no holding back on this one!
Sometimes love is easy – as when your adorable godchild smiles up at your face trying to grab your nose or when Uncle Jerry brags to his friends that you are the best nephew.
Many times love is not easy – like when your grumpy neighbor, who always has a home-fix-it request, grabs you at a most inconvenient time to ask yet another favor or when Aunt Josie, who never gives you the complete grocery list, asks for another run to the supermarket!
One of the hymns sung by Choir on Palm Sunday.
Cute are the voices and beautiful are they not? :)
I came across this statement from my former intern director this afternoon, and I can’t get it out of my mind. “The most pertinent to ask yourself in ministry is ‘Am I serving or am I performing?’”
Being completely honest? I’ve been through a lot recently, some things which are unavoidable in…
