No doubt many of us feel that the last 3 years has been a water slide of change. Things seem to be constantly changing, and we are left figuring out how to not only keep up but do our best to navigate the BEST way through the change. How do we prepare for change?
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So, I did a thing earlier this month.
When I was in sixth grade, I joined Introduction to Orchestra and chose the cello 🎻. I LOVED playing it, and because we tested weekly, I can use the word “often” - I was chosen often to be first chair. I LOVED playing the cello.
I found it challenging to transport.
Because I was young and very impressionable, I listened to a classmate, who suggested it was hard to move around my cello on the bus. I allowed myself to get self-conscious, and decided to ditch the cumbersome cello for the flute.
I went on to play flute in 7th and 8th grades, then traded in my tiny instrument for my invisible one, my voice. 🗣 I joined high school chorale and have been primarily singing since then.
But I LOVED playing the cello, and put it on my bucket list when Shana was born.
Fast forward to now, where the kids attend Worship Arts Studio, at Bethel Baptist Church in Yorktown. And - guess what - they have a cello teacher.
So I’ve dusted off my muscle memory, discovered my fingers don’t move like they used to (yet), and have enjoyed experiencing this instrument and its rich, deep tones. It’s week 3, but I’m playing notes and using both my hands. We’re not on the bow, yet. I’ve been enjoying experimenting how to touch the strings to play a tone full of vibrato. How fun!
I’ll keep you updated. And maybe I’ll even share a tune with you!
Confession as a result of clarity is a fantastic way to move forward, and my behavior of choice. I know I have a lot to offer and taking responsibility for not doing so is a step closer to accomplishing what it is God created me in advance to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
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We have been endeavoring to live fully into the lives God has given us. Jesus Christ Himself says Himself in John 10:10 that He gives us life and more abundantly! He called us to live NOW. He didn’t call us to have to change so that we can avoid life. What is that ABUNDANT life supposed to look like, during "unprecedented" times? How do we hold out for and manifest hope!?
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Are we ever going to unify as a country? Will we ever heal from the incisive, divisive rhetoric that keeps us at each other's throats, when just a few short years ago we were signing "kum-ba-yah?" What do we do to be part of that solution?
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