Sing the Messiah to NYC
Posted on Apr 04 2006 | Tagged as: faith in action, learning
Tomorrow night I will be jumping on a JetBlue red-eye for New York City. The Westside choir has the opportunity to sing Handel’s Messiah on Palm Sunday at Carnegie Hall. What an amazing privilege!
If that weren’t enough, while on the trip we will get to enjoy a few shows, a game and some sites. The first night will be the rhythmic experience of Stomp. I may not be able to help myself, I’ve been known to break into the the running man at the sound of a beat.
For another evening I will join a group that is seeing the Broadway show, The Lion King. My two year old son will be jealous of that opportunity. We have the “Lion” video and he would watch it multiple times a day if we allowed.
I am also planning to see a Mets game. This will be my second big league game. Do the Mariners count as a big league team? :-)
I anticipate that the most moving and sobering experience will be a visit to Ground Zero. I can’t imagine how it will feel to be at the location that represents such a massive scope of pain and suffering for so many individuals, families and our nation.
I am looking forward to experiencing all of this with our students, staff and parents. The opportunity to sing in such a historic venue is remarkable and all the shows and experiences will be memories we will reflect on for years to come; but I believe this trip will be more than that if we are able to treat eachother and those we meet along the way as Jesus does.
Our choir has three goals that they communicate openly. Bob (our choir director) is intentional about directing the focus to these three things:
- Sing Our Best
- Glorify God
- Show The Love of Christ
I believe that if we are faithful to those three things we will truly sing the Messiah to New York City.
I believe it is already happening. God is preparing the way.
