Day 307-Music

(Sunday)

Hey guys,

    As many of you know, this past month, I have been working and preparing to lead worship for Youth Sunday. At our church, Youth Sunday is a BIG deal, the more youth they have participate, the happier they are. With it also being the Sunday before Easter, they incorporate lots of readings of scripture of the holy week leading up to Jesus' crucifixion, and resurrection. The adults of the congregation try to remain behind the scenes for the most part, obviously the youth director, music director, and senior pastor are all making sure we are doing everything we need to be doing to make the service run smoothly, but they are mainly behind the scenes. Obviously, this service is a HUGE production, with lots of moving parts, entrances and exits, and just logistical things to make sure that it all runs smoothly, so when I got to the church this morning, I was STRESSED. Especially with me being SUCH a big role in the service, there was a lot riding on me to remember when and where to enter and exit, when to move for the offertory, and things like that. Combine that with the fact that I was playing the piano in public for the first time in 10 years, and you can have just a vague idea of how stressed I was. As the service started, one song after another, we plowed through almost seamlessly, no one forgot when to move, or forgot what they were supposed to read, or where they were supposed to stand, I was very surprised! Personally, in the 4 songs that I performed, I only made ONE small mistake, and I know because my Mom the piano teacher didn't hear it, it must have been small. As I left the sanctuary and headed downstairs for lunch, I was ASTONISHED by my own performance and so PROUD that we actually pulled it off. I was so relieved that I had done it, and I didn't have to worry about it, but more than that, I was relieved to know that we did an awesome job serving and worshipping our KING up there! Because of today, Youth Sunday will ALWAYS be one of my favorite Sundays, and it will remind me of how much our youth here love Jesus, and how hard they worked to be able to lead the church in praising him!

<3 Always,
Rose