So Momentum 2009 was a few days ago, and it was pretty amazing. It was awesome just to be at the Whittemore center, and then to actually sit on the UNH bench at one point..wicked awesome! (Yeah I’m a hockey fan, can’t you tell?) But then it just kept getting better.
So earlier in the day I was practicing some songs when I realized I had no extra strings whatsoever. So I left a little early to head up to Earcraft Music up in Dover. On my way I went by the church and noticed our co-leader’s car backed up to the front door with its trunk open. So I pulled in the lower lot, came up around and asked if he needed help. Turns out he did. I never did make it to Earcraft, but you know, God had other plans. My lack of strings and intent to drive to Earcraft were why I drove past the church that day.
So then came set-up. I always get right in the middle of it and help out where I can not really paying attention to everything around me. All I know is that there is a task to be done and I’m going to do what I can to help. Well a gentleman commented on one of our pastor’s blogs and it got me thinking back. There was a lot of inter-team cooperation (and unity) in order to get set-up/sound check complete. It didn’t matter what your “main task” was, we were all working together.
So then with all that set up, our sound check/rehersal went long (as expected) and thus we didn’t get to reherse the last song. Now we’ve gone over it a lot in previous rehersals, but for me, my role had changed. Instead of just being in the choir, I was going to play guitar on that one (Which I found out on Saturday). So I had listened to the song at home, trying to pick up an appropriate strum pattern, but when it came around to the song, I goofed. Honestly I didn’t care that much (not that I wanted to band to sound bad), but I don’t think anyone noticed either. (This was validated by my Small Group on Wednesday Night) It was just such a time of worship that I dug in and went for it, a total time of just proclaiming that my redeemer does in fact live!
During the service, most of the team went to go find seats out front. I (and a few others) decided to go back stage and sit back there. Well this worked except for the fact that all the speakers were facing front and with the echo, sometimes I couldn’t catch what the speaker was saying. But some things did hit me about how the speaker broke up the word momentum, especially ‘Moment.’ Yep, how many times have I not seized a moment and an oppurtunity to do something good for someone or to share the love of Christ? Too many times. There are many opportunities and many of them I miss.
Well it took me a few days, but I’m finally going to manage to post this. I’m sure I’ll probably have more add later. (Note I started this draft on Tuesday…eek)
