Godfinds

yes, it is amazingly true and very exciting, i finished ALL of my Christmas shopping last Friday. whoo hoo! stick a fork in me people, i am DONE!

i am singing in the MLK Celebration Chorus again this year, celebrating his fight for civil rights and freedom for all of us. i LOVE that i get to sing with such a spirited and talented group again.

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this past Sunday night, we had our first communion at Eastland Community Church. they decided to light the whole sanctuary with only candles placed in various candleabras (from weddings and such) and one overhead light. just thinking now how good symbolism that is, us the bride, Christ the groom, wedding candleabras very appropriate.

the thing that sticks with me the most from the evening was even more subtle. it was after i partook of the bread and juice and quietly made my way up to the chairs in the choir loft, preparing to sing some more. as i sat there meditating on the music, i heard the candle wax dripping down onto the white paper-squares underneath the candleabras, multiple heavy spatters in rapid succession. as the wax pools build up like tears welling up in the corner of your eye until it the surface tension breaks and suddenly, the liquid spills over and down all at once. it's somewhat like the sound of wringing out a saturated cloth all at once, but the liquid is heavier than water, so you hear each individual droplet hit the ground.

a rapid succession of wax droplets splatter on the paper. then silence, except for light guitar reflection amongst sighs, tears and prayers. then more droplets splatter. i close my eyes and savor the rich sound of the droplets hitting, spattering, splattering. and the thought strikes me...

this is what the people standing, sitting around the cross at Jesus' crucifixion heard. except it was Jesus' blood pooling up, then spilling and splattering in droplets on the ground.

heavy droplets spattering the ground in rapid succession. between sighs, tears and prayers.

Kate says this was an epiphany for me. i am just completely moved, and grateful for such a tactile, audible image i will never forget.