When the angel sat down on the rock before beginning to deliver his message, Chuck figured he was in for an extended chastisement. It turned out that many members of his church choir had been praying fervently for relief from his style of conducting rehearsals, what with the extended warmups, insistence on matching vowels and precise rhythms, and the shaping of phrases. To his surprise, the heavenly messenger instead praised him for his devotion to high standards of ensemble singing and spent the next quarter hour offering some tips on how to further refine the intonation and blend of his group. Chuck was relieved and gratified by this and returned to his duties with a heightened sense of purpose and devotion. Three weeks later the Pastor announced that the church was terminating the traditional choir and instituting an exciting new praise band.
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