Day 22 – November 22 - “Give thanks for those that bless the church with their musical talents.”
Music is so
important to the experience of worship.
When I was a
child out in rural St. Clair County, my parents started attending a tiny church
out in the middle of nowhere. It had maybe 10 people there, besides the
preacher. They had a piano in the “sanctuary”, but nobody played it, and they
didn’t sing hymns, even though there were some hymnals on the pews.
Mother
volunteered to play the piano for them on Sunday mornings, so they could sing
hymns. Well, that led to a small choir, and then to a prelude and a postlude.
Then more people started coming. Within a year, the little sanctuary was
PACKED!
With more
adults, there were more children, more babies, and they opened a nursery for
Sunday mornings. Pretty soon, there was Sunday School and first Saturday night “Singing and Supper
on the grounds”, and then Memorial Day to clean and decorate the graves in the
little church cemetery.
In another
year, there was enough money to buy a small organ, and then they had to have 2
services, because the sanctuary wasn’t big enough to hold all the people who
wanted to come to church.
They had
weddings and funerals. The choir did Christmas specials. Practically the whole
little community was attending church! All within about 3 years, total.
So yes. I definitely give thanks for everyone who
shares their voice, their direction, their instrument playing, and even their
ideas!
Thank you!!!
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