i once was blind, but now i see

i sat there anxious in the passenger seat wanting to get there on time. We're almost always late it seems.. finally! it's just right around the corner!! oh. wait.. why is there a car with one of those flashing lights on the top blocking off the road? As i glance behind the car i notice a fairly large branch on the road, but i know our car was small enough to get by. oh well, we take the left and then make a few rights to get to church. Another car pulled in just as we were- i must not be too late.

practice went well. the last song isn't one of my favorites, but somehow it seemed more fun than it normally does... i looked forward to getting to play it.

the day went on as normal..we went up and were leading worship. it seemed like a lot of the songs ended up quieter and slower- which is fine (i just like a few fast loud ones..lol).. we messed up a transition- but it was fine.

i love the sounds of all the different instruments. the keys, the piano, the violin, the flute, the bass, the drums, the acoustic, the electric all following the same pattern in a different way.. 'G C D C' ..the vocals- all of you is more than enough for all of--blep. the sounds were no longer blending so well... it all faded quietly and the music sheets weren't readable.
we lost power.

we never did get to that last song.. but sometimes that's how life goes. the lights go out... a tree falls down on the power lines right outside your house. it happens.

the service continued- we finished off the worship with amazing grace, which was beautiful... and then our pastor gave the message by candle light.

though we couldn't necessarily see- all we can see is not that important. the trees, the faces, the rivers, the cities, the clouds, the stars - they're all great. vision is something i love... but all this shall pass. and the colors we see today will all pass. it really doesn't matter what the color is that the words are displayed on.. it doesn't matter if you match perfectly. it doesn't matter what building you have church in... it doesn't matter what things look like. it's their message, the inside, that counts.