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Well, the most I can say is, “wonderful.”

With a line-up of dozens, the program came off without a hitch.  OK, a few times things were not as planned, but there was laughter and acceptance and the story of Jesus.  That’s all you can ask for.

My favourite?   A piece of music with a crystal clear soprano of a grade seven student, a piano accompaniment and an oboe creating sound waves of delectable proportions.  OK, there were other favourites of music – and a play that worked really well.  Can’t really just pinpoint one!!

And tonight to top it all off, a Christmas carol singing time with around 50 seniors.

Now we are winding down at home.  A day of praise, rest and relaxation.  What I would call a sabbath!

Well, the rehearsals and preparation are behind us.  Tomorrow we hit the road with our Christmas program.

If you are around Kindersley here’s it is:

Kindersley Alliance Church

74 West Road

11:oo am with lunch to follow

ADMISSION is free – and we have some seats still available.  Feel free to drop in!!

For Karl Barth, the eye, the ear and the mouth are symbols of our co-humanity.  We are persons, that is, c0-humans, when we can look the other in the eye, when we hear the other, and when we speak to the other.  Most importantly, he adds, it is when we do all this gladly.  Contemporary culture seems to define humanity differently.  The eye becomes a means of detached voyeurism and its primary object is itself – the  fascination with self-discovery.  The ear listens to one’s needs and the mouth becomes the means of satisfying one’s appetites, those tastes , those predilections that the ear determines.  But we don’t do this gladly, we do it desperately . . . because time is short.

Dr. Alan Torrance quoted in Volume 2 of letters of faith through the seasons, edited by James M. Houston, p. 166-167

Had a great time tonight going over our Christmas program.  Little details like lighting and blocking and decor and staging.  The chaos is beginning to lift and I’m sure by dress rehearsal on Saturday we will be well on the way!!

What has amazed us is those who say they will be attending.  We had 145 last year at our Christmas program.  This year I suggested we might have 150 – 200.  That was almost a laughable prediction – the 145 last year was the first time we hit that mark in at least seven years.  So we quietly set about food preparations and seating for a lower number. 

Then we began to realize that people were planning on showing up – some who hadn’t been around the church for awhile.  The first tally prior to Sunday put us around the 140 mark.  Today we are at 165 reserved.  And 10 – 15 possibles.  With excitement also comes trepidation.  What if we don’t have enough food?  What if the program doesn’t flow well?  What if . . .

Well, I’m excited!  I can see this happening.  We have great people charged with various areas of responsibility.  This will be more than expected, but sometimes we just have to let God surprise us!!