Day 62: Connection

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

I Corinthians 12:27

My son, mother and I went to a concert yesterday evening.  It was a wonderful time of beautiful music.  However, what was most wonderful for my mom was the moments of connection.  Seeing members of her church family she hadn’t seen for a while was priceless.  I could see how happy she was.

For me it was a moment to reflect.  It is so important to have a place where you feel connected.  My connections were many as well.  I teach at Washington Adventist University.  I saw six of my students performing.  A featured soloist was a young lady I met outside the voice studio who I had heard and invited to sing on a concert I produced a year ago.  Her voice was beautiful then but it has grown so much!

One of the conductors, Brian Liu told me the other day we had performed together many years ago when I was a guest soloist for a performance of Handel’s Messiah at his alma mater Southern Adventist University.  Moments of the past and hopes for the future came together to make the musical performance have a greater impact than just the dynamics of the chorus or the swiftness of the strings.

I am grateful for the connections my church experience has brought over the years.  It can bring mental healing and in seasons of hardship.  It’s my hope that my son will see how much joy his grandma and father get from our moments of connectedness and seek to foster the same for himself and his children should he choose to have them.

We are the body of Christ.  Today I honor and cherish the body I belong to.