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Just because you find yourself in the position of being a traveling troubadour does not necessarily mean that you’re tickled about moving on.
If you have one ounce of human understanding, you have a tendency to attach to the people you meet, do some bonding and have a spot deep in your soul that wishes you could hang around longer. Obviously, that’s why most individuals settle into a nest, raise some birds and fly around the same batch of trees.
So every time I finish up a show with a new clump of friends, the realization that I must go onward and start over with those who insist that we begin “as strangers” is not only a bit intimidating but also stirs a little sadness in my soul–because I will be absent from those with whom I have just drawn near.
But the gospel was never meant to be placed within a tabernacle and revered around an altar. The message of truth and mercy is a living, breathing organism which finds its energy from renewing and saving the lost.
So there’s always a time for moving on.
When I finished up last night in Sunfield, I climbed up into my van and waved at the folks I treasured for forty-eight hours, stepped on the gas and traveled on. I thought to myself:
- I have shared my music and heart to the best of my ability and to the completeness of my understanding at this point in my earth journey.
- I kept it simple so the message can be remembered and cherished.
- I laughed with those new friends to confirm the power of good cheer.
- I shed a tear so that God could comfort us.
- I tried not to be too long-winded, because many words dull the ears and confound the mind.
- I stayed just long enough to be of benefit–and to learn.
- And I left–so that the message can be honored instead of me occupying space and demanding notice.
Moving on. It is the miraculous mixture of trusting my talent, the power of the word … and the souls left behind.
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