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“Things are bad.”
I’m told this continually.
And if I’m tempted to forget, then the powers that be re-tweet, broadcast, discuss and reiterate it in my direction 24 hours a day.
Sometimes I grow weary of nagging doubt and negative notions and want to refresh my brain with a baptism of hope.
I am quickly scolded and told to “grow up and be realistic.” They define realistic to be a declining world filled with oblivious people.
Then I end up spending the weekend in Orefield, Pennsylvania at Jordan Lutheran.
Many months ago while performing in Hilton Head, South Carolina, I met a couple at my concert who were wintering in the vicinity. They handed me their business card and said, “If you’re ever in Pennsylvania, please contact us because we would love to have you into our church.”
This happens to me frequently. I always tuck these cards away in my wallet and never give them another thought. Suffice it to say, I don’t usually pursue such invitations.
But for some reason when I realized we were heading to Pennsylvania, I broke my pattern, pulled out the card, gave it to our agent and said, “You might want to check these folks out.”
Sue and Bill were not only delighted that we called, but made all the arrangements for us to appear at Jordan Lutheran and became the “busy bees of benevolence,” advertising the event to all their friends.
So when we arrived on Saturday, even though we had never met the people who were sent to greet us and help us with our equipment, in the one hour that we were together, the common work joined with common sense and common humor to make us common friends.
Then, on Saturday night we went out to dinner with Bill and Sue. Can I tell you that the spiritual concept of breaking bread is even better when you get to eat it? Stuffing one’s face does seem to expand the brain.
When we arrived Sunday morning to do our shows, there was an energy in the church–a sense of expectation that together we were going to try to hatch a magnificent day.
My dear friends, we are just healthier when we try. Despair not only leaves us sad, but annoyingly boring.
The day finished with a flourish of warmth, tenderness, hugs, awe and wonder.
As I drove down the road I felt good. That’s the good news. It feels good to feel good because you did something good in a good way.
But here’s the better news: I now find myself searching for the next card dealt to me.
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