I’ve been playing for a while, and nothing reminds me of my limits more than trying to get my fingers to push down keys at the right time and in the right way.

AARRGGHH! There is only one perfect Person, and I’m not it.

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matthew

I am not actually commenting on this blog entry, but rather wanted to ask a question that maybe you could address in a future blog?

As a worship leader, what are some of the traditional hymns that you find make the transition into contemporary music well and work in a contemporary music setting, without being jarring to the point of distraction in terms of archaic language, melodies that are not easily singable without the notes printed in a hymnal, etc.?

Thanks,
Christy Tennant

I’ve taken voice lessons at various points in the ten years since I graduated from college (the timing seems to coordinate with my “off seasons” from the worship team, when I’m serving in another ministry). I believe that God has blessed me and grown my abilities through the practice, and that when I seek to refine the skills He’s given me in music—-or any arena—-for His glory, He is working out His eternal good in me.

I love this statement from A.W. Tozer’s Knowledge of the Holy: “Life is a short and fevered rehearsal for a concert we cannot stay to give.” May we remember this as we apply ourselves to music or anything He’s given us to do!