Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please do not consider what I wish to share as being spoken from a pulpit, high and lifted up, or in any pompous fashion (not that pulpits -- placed low or high merit a negative metaphor). We often hear or see a phrase similiar to, if not this one indeed: "you cannot please everyone all the time." This causes me to pause and remember words of wisdom spoken by many more than one of my teachers, instructors and professors over many years of study, practice, and presentation (notice, please, I did NOT say "performance"). They go something like this: "In church music, it is not 'the people' whom we are to please, for they are not an audience waiting eagerly for our productions. In church music, it is our Maker whom we are to laud, magnify, lift up, assist others (and ourselves) in bringing lives worthy of worship and praise to the Altar and place them at the feet of our ever-present, always-loving Creator." Brothers and Sisters: let us NOT please one another. Let us worship the very GOD who sustains us with life and breath - and assist (not make) others toward that duty and delight. Dale G. Rider, M. Sacred Mus., CAGO* Organist (appointed October, 2003) Northern Boulevard United Methodist Church Independence, Missouri 64050 Sanctuary Organ - Rodgers 805C Digital Organ & Roland PR-300S Sound Module Member --Volunteer Organ Staff Community of Christ (ReorganizedLDS) World Headquarters Independence, Missouri 64051 Auditorium Organ - AEolian-Skinner (1959) 4m/113 rks Temple Organ - Casavant Freres, Ltd. (1993) 4m/102 rks (tracker) Life Member Hymn Society in the United States and Canada *Colleague Certificate; Service Playing Certificate Greater Kansas City Chapter (Dean, 1982-'83) American Guild of Organists GOD bless you today and everyday! -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- -- Type: image/jpeg -- File: cofchrist%20lion%20& ____________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download free music by Clay Baker at: http://www.frogmusic.com/JoyfulPostlude.html To unsubscribe or set to vacation, go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help!