Now, I'm not fully convinced that signs just appear in our life as a supernatural thing, but I do believe in reading the signs of the times. Lately, I have had my awareness swamped with words and images pertaining to leading, teaching and being mentors to children. Case in point:
- I just got a professional magazine (Pastoral Music) in the mail last week. The subject of the majority of the articles was directing children's choirs. I just about read that magazine cover to cover. Loved all the suggestions and examples they gave.
- The headlining story in the Faith and Values section of the newspaper on Friday was about when and how to introduce children to prayer and questions of faith. It was a very interesting read from several of the local faith leaders in the area here.
- I had a nice long conversation with a classmate in my summer master's program this weekend. One of our topics, among many others, was about school choirs and cantors. This really stuck out to me for some reason.
I gleened several things from this succession of events in my life. Here at Good Shepherd, we are blessed with a vibrant school choir and good school liturgies. We have quite a few very talented cantors in the school and many more coming up through the grades.
I have recently been given the school choir as one of my tasks, and I've been trying to think of how to really make their experience a good one. Luckily, I have a great piano player who is so reliable and gifted. I am really finding it more crucial for me to learn how to utilize these gifts and talents as well as I can. I know my management skills aren't always the best as my creative and adventurous side likes to get in the way. I started praying for someone to come along who would be interested in helping to lead the choir with me. We'll see how that turns out.
These are great kids, and they deserve great opportunities.
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