So as i mentioned prior, we had a pretty bad worship practice on wednesday.. not only that, but we had 35 minutes of actual practice behind our belts. I was dreading the worst, yet at the same time a bit complacent, praying for the best and putting my trust in the best, i.e. our God. and today, everything went so smoothly, it was amazing, and well all i could do was laugh and chuckle at how things turned around so easily. we started practice around 8:20am, and lo and behold we actually finished going through each and every song by the time the clock struck 9:05. So not only did we get to go through everything, we even had enough time to smooth over the wrinkles. I was nervous seeing as we scrapped 4 out of the 6 songs we had practiced on wednesday. so yes, we had to practice 4 completely new songs this morning (not like it mattered, since 35 minutes is not much time to practice anything) but ya, everything fell in line so incredibly smoothly! i'm just thankful we switched up the songs of response.. it definitely was more fitting with the theme of Jenny's message. sometimes it feels like a gamble when choosing a song of response. if all you're given is the scripture reading and the golden verse, well honestly the direction of the msg could pretty well go anywhere. but when you find that perfect song which encapsulates the theme of the message, then it feels like you've hit the jackpot. i hate having to connect the sermon to the song of response, rather the song of response should be able to stand on its own as an extension of the sermon, or a re-statement of it.
i like leading worship. its scary and frightening. but its also enlightening and uplifting (if that makes any sense). leading worship has pushed me to become a better servant, a better Christian, and a better daughter to my Lord. so ya, i really do like leading worship.
