Music Ministers that
Minister in Love
1Corinthians 13:4, “Charity suffereth
long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up…”
The Revised Standard Version
translates1Corinthians 13:4, “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or
boastful” Love in action is patient even if the Christian has to suffer for a
long time. Some unfortunate situations do not go away quickly. If a music minister has the heart of a
pastor he or she will have to endure some things (and some people) that are
hard to endure.
If all that a minister of music had
put up with was a soprano who sings under pitch he or she would live a charmed
life. I remember one afternoon when one
of my fine technical assistants was working in the auditorium at the top of a sixteen
feet tall step ladder when a most annoying young man came and stood at the base
of the ladder spouting off acrid comments to the technician. I will never forget what the no nonsense
technician calmly said to the student at the base of the ladder—“Go away”.
I did not chuckle, but I thought to
myself that at that moment that although I had remained silent, on the inside I
was not inwardly patient or kind. As I
look back on that short event many times I have realized that what I lacked at
that particular time was the agape love spoken of by the Corinthian writer.
Prayer for the Day
Lord Jesus I am asking You to daily
fill me with Your grace so that not only outwardly but also inwardly I will
suffer long and be kind to those who goad and test me time and time again. I confess that when I say that I wish to be
more and more like You, although I mean it, I recognize that I need your grace
every day if I am going to minister the way You want me to minister. Lord I am asking You to so fill m today with
Your Spirit that I will be able meet the love requirements of the love spoken
of in 1 Corinthians chapter thirteen.
This I am praying in Your loving name.
Amen.
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