| | today i led worship and held a guitar for the first time in almost a year. what was once a weekly responsibility that i fell into is now something i miss a lot.
i started leading worship by accident back in college. i had learned guitar b/c of some people at fellowship but never took it seriously. in my senior year, the person who was supposed to lead worship left the fellowship and i felt i had to take it over since i had brought that person to fellowship and i didn't want to leave people hanging. so the summer before senior year, i compiled songs and practiced hard. i came to enjoy it and even though i'm not a skilled musician, i had a lot of passion and that's what brought me through each time. i would eventually lead and coordinate worship for retreats.
at vision, i joined the team as a vocalist and enjoyed working the sound board. at a worship committee meeting over 7 years ago, i learned i would be put on the fast track to lead worship at sunday service as several of our worship leaders were going to be leaving for california. i still remember the 1st sunday i led... i totally bombed. i did a lot of things wrong and got a lot of "feedback". it would be like this for many years to come until i met a certain someone who inspired me to improve my guitar skills and musical knowledge. 
i also realized i needed to take voice lessons so i could lead more effectively without worrying if i'd hit the right note. i learned how to use my voice as my main instrument.
then i worked on my guitar playing but would not lead with guitar till much later.
this week, ernie had such a long week that he didn't get a chance to prep for worship. we were on our way home yesterday and i offered to help w/ the set. then i asked if i should just lead and while he cares for the baby during service which is what happened today.
i really enjoyed leading today. i have no idea if people were following or how it went but i enjoyed it and i sang with all my heart to God. i wasn't stressed which i had often felt in the past and i got to play guitar which i couldn't do when i was pregnant. today brought back lots of memories. 
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| | Posted 8/26/2007 11:03 PM - 77 Views - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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