Sunday Morning

    While sitting alone Sunday morning, listening to the worship team rehearse before service, I couldn’t help but notice how each individual’s part came together in unity, contributing to the bigger picture.  

      The first individual I noticed was the piano player. She played a soothing song while warming up her fingers.  She seemed lost in the song she was playing, as if it was her heart playing and not her hands. It was beautiful. Then, I noticed the bassist and guitar players all in their own world while tuning up. They communicated with one another using a nod and worked together to make sure they were on the same page; they knew the sound they wanted.  I looked to my right and saw the percussionists dancing and laughing to the beats they were filling the sanctuary with. Their joy was contagious!  They always have everyone from the front to the back laughing, even the guys in the sound booth.  

     After being entertained for a short while, I looked back to the center-front of the stage and saw the singers, the “front-liners”! The face of worship! Some had their eyes closed as if in prayer, and others looked intently at the main worship leader for direction, all preparing for the service ahead.  Watching everyone busy doing their own thing looked and sounded somewhat chaotic as a group, but I knew in just a few short moments all these individual parts would come  together and make the most amazing sound! A sound that would rip down idols, soften hearts, unite families, heal bodies and fill people with joy.  That’s what seemed so profound to me.  Each person on that stage with a musical gift was talented in their own right. They had passion and a sound all their own, but  each willing to submit their gifts and come into unity with one another to create a sound of freedom for all who attend services every Sunday. 

That’s the body of Christ!

    We all have gifts! Everyone from the lighting team, sound team, ushers, greeters, prayer partners children’s ministry workers, and even the gifts that don’t fit neatly into a Sunday morning team like writers, encouragers, evangelists, buisness men and so forth. We all have a part that is passionately knitted within every fiber of our being, and yet we submit those things to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, because A) we know our gifts belong to Him and B) we see that we are only a small part of a bigger picture. We know deep in our hearts that we can do more together than apart. So, we continue to sharper our gifts behind the scenes and then come together in public with a united sound and global mission- To make Jesus known and to encourage His people!