I don't have much to say today, but before I go into what little I do have to say, I just want to thank each of you for trying your best to get through all of the things you're going through. Life right now is not easy, for anyone. Every single person I know is going through something hard. That's actually true all the time--not just during the year of 2020. But the events of this year have made those hard things even harder. I like to look at our hard things as a bridge we're crossing. Normally we are crossing that bridge with a variety of support mechanisms. There's a guard rail to hold on to or suspension cables to keep the bridge steady or our line of sight to the other side is unobscured or there's someone on the bridge with us providing assurances or there are signs along the side telling us how far we have left to go. But you throw in a pandemic (that causes isolation, fear, and loss of human connection) and a very contentious political election (that causes varying negative emotions) and suddenly those support mechanisms are largely stripped away. And even if they aren't stripped away completely, we're forced to look for new ones that may be less obvious and less effective. So my prayer for each of us is that when normal means of support fail, we will feel the love and concern of our Savior who can provide support that will never fail. And perhaps holding onto Him even tighter than we did before is the very lesson we were all supposed to learn in the first place.
As for Choir-related news/feelings/thoughts, we received our weekly newsletter on Friday which actually brought some hope. Unfortunately, I can't go into any details for now, but just know that for the first time in a long time, the Choir "hope candle" was re-lit.
In that same newsletter, we received our yearly Advance Planning Calendar--this time for 2021. The whole thing of course was TENTATIVE--subject to pandemic-related (and ever changing) safety protocols and mandates. But, it was nice to read through the list of events and rehearsals and imagine being in the Tabernacle again after so long. Perhaps I'll just look at the calendar being sent as a big act of faith.
And finding ways to express faith is always a good thing.
Until next time, God be with you.
PS: You're invited to partake in listening to or watching the Christmas concert from last year. You can find info on how to watch it, HERE. If you're not able to access a PBS station or BYU-TV, you can purchase the DVD, the CD, or stream an HD version from Amazon. (Listen to song samples, HERE, or listen to the album in its entirety on Apple Music or Spotify).
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