We had a good week at music and drama camp. The play was Malice in the Palace. It was the story of Esther with a few twists. This camp was for 5th-10th graders. It was a pretty good age range. This camp was 7 days instead if the typical 5 day camp.
It's hard to even describe the week. The campers spent a lot if time in rehersal for the musical. They only had 5 days to get everything memorized. On Saturday ad Sunday they performed the musical in two churches in Anchorage. The counselors were also in the choir for the play. For the first couple of days it was fine, but about day 3 things started deteriorating. I got a cold and lost my voice..... Not so good.
For the rest of the week I helped make props for the play. That was actually pretty fun. I decorated masks and made some "feather pens."
I will admit I was bummed that I lost my voice. I couldn't even sing along during the worship services. God really challenged me with this little obstacle. At first I was really irritated, because I think that God has really blessed me in the area of music. I didn't realize it until last week, but I have really relied on songs...especially singing them...to worship The Lord. God showed me that my view of worship is really limited. It blew my mind. I started thinking about the community and how we worship together. The truth that God really cares about our heart in worship really hit me. It's not about the words your say, the prayers you pray, or the dances you do...it's about the heart behind the action. I felt like God was challenging me to simply listen. Talk about a challenge.
We seem to put so much weight on the music and songs during the worship services. So this is my challenge to you...next time you are at church or worshipping with a bunch if people, stop and listen. Listen to God's people worship the King of Kings!
After this week, I will be heading back to Montana. Putting all the things God has taught me into practice is going to take determination and patience; however, I know it will be worth it.
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