I started taking piano lessons when I was 4 years old. I begged and begged my mom for lessons, but she had a hard time finding a teacher who would take someone that young. She found a piano teacher at our church and I stayed with it until I was 8. The piano sat after that and was eventually traded in for a new organ. I started taking organ lessons from our church organist at 11. Not only did I learn how to play the organ - she was training me to be a church organist. My lesson books included hymnals and lots of Bach fugues.
High school came and I became too busy for lessons, but I was still involved musically in school - played clarinet and saxophone in band and sang in choir and participated in folk group and swing choir. I also joined the church choir from 8th grade on. I fell away from music after I graduated high school and did not participate much in college (except for a year in marching band) and it wasn't until after I was married that I became involved with music again on a regular basis.
Since 1992, my husband and I have always been involved with our church choir. I started singing, then cantoring and now playing the piano. Music is a very powerful ministry to those who share it and to those who hear it. It is wonderful to be a part of a group that shares this love of both God and music. Even if you are not the most musical, I would encourage you to be a part of your worship choir and if that doesn't interest you - please sing from your seat!
So this morning, I asked those who participated in 9:00 am Mass at St. Boniface Church in Waukee to pose for a picture. We have several more music ministers in our church - and this picture doesn't even scratch the surface of how many people we have involved in our music ministry. We do it because we love it and we are called to use our gifts in the name of God. That's pretty awesome.
Today I wish you the gift of music.
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