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Dear Saints,
March 2003 Last night I was watching the Grammy
awards. It is the daddy of awards for
musicians. Winning a Grammy for a musician is
like winning an Oscar for an actor. All the
best musicians of the past were in attendance and all the newcomers as well. Last night a newcomer by the name of Norah Jones
seem to be accepting one Grammy after another. It
seems every time she was nominated she won. If
you ever watch these award shows you will notice every acceptance speech has something in
common. They all thank a bunch of people for
their winning the award. They begin usually
by saying; “I’d like to thank my producer Jimmy, and Tommy, and
Larry…” and the names go on and on and on.
That is the main reason I believe all these award shows go past the time they are
supposed to air - there are just too many people to thank.
And so it is in our lives. We may not
be giving any speeches soon for receiving a Grammy, but where we are today is because
people have loved us and encouraged our walk in this life.
Musicians stood last night at the top of their profession because other people in
their life made it happen for them. May we at
Zion be the “producer” for others in our life.
May we strive to see other people experience their dreams. May we find the joy of serving others in our
journey. There is one other thought I had last
night while watching the Grammys. I
couldn’t help but think of all the other musicians who will never stand before their
peers to accept an award. They may only play
in dives and smoky nightclubs to people that are too drunk to appreciate the music they
hear. These musicians will never be signed to
a major recording contract nor will they probably ever play to thousands of screaming
fans. Nobody will ask for their autographs,
but they will continue to play their music and, oh yes, dream. These relatively unknown musicians are indeed a
tribute to the music world, because they continue to play despite the hardships. They are in my opinion the best musicians because
they are motivated not by money, fame or “the industry,” but they play and sing
for the love of the sound. If I had had
anything to do with the Grammys last night, I would have given a special award to all the
unknown musicians who play simply for the love of it. Similarly, there are pastors that
are well known in our area. They have
television commercials and we can see they are doing a great work for God. I will probably never pastor a church as large as
theirs nor will I have written any best sellers, but I am doing what I love and what I am
called to do and that is pastor Zion City Church in St. Louis. When it comes down to it I believe that the
musicians who watched the Grammys and those who were receiving Grammies would agree,
“It’s all good”. Now to Him
that is able to do above all we can ask or think, to Him be the glory, Amen. Please keep in your prayers the radio
spots on 101.1 FM, the River that will be airing in the middle of March. Also we have the fellowship lunch on March 16th,
and two bible studies this month Friday, March 14th and the 28th. The bible studies start at 7:00 pm. |