12/20/2021
Our Christmas Worship Service today was glorious.
Oh, but I was nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
You see, “The First Noel,” a hauntingly beautiful arrangement I eagerly agreed to play on the piano so my two friends Sheri Lanning and Amber Wells could sing…was actually really tricky.
We rehearsed a few times this past week and I promised, cross my heart hope to die, that I wouldn’t stink come Sunday.
As today drew nearer, I felt certain no amount of preparation, practicing and rehearsing would fix what promised to be a small disaster.
So I shrugged my shoulders and left it to the Powers that Be, up there handing out Christmas miracles.
As I started playing the first few notes of the introduction, so tense my shoulders were touching my ears, a message settled on me like a warm blankie:
“Just let go. I’ll catch you.”
A deep breath.
The song went better than I ever expected.
Afterwards, Amber told me she thought it was the best we had ever done it, almost like something just settled into place…
…almost like something settled into place…
“Just let go. I’ll catch you.”
A small Christmas miracle. But not small for me.
Because as we head into the challenges that will surely come our way in 2022, maybe that message is for all of us:
“Just let go. I’ll catch you.”
Merry Christmas everyone. Thank you for supporting our Christmas Worship Service today.
Love, Elizabeth Giuliacci