Day Twenty

It's amazing sometimes how God can meet you and speak to you in places where you're not expecting Him. I've been taking a litte two day excursion up to Saskatoon with the community choir I sing in this week. Last night we attended a concert by the world renowned acapella ensemble the Kings Singers and was absolutely moved by the way I heard God present through he work of these amazing artists and their devotion to making things beautiful. Whether they were singing a moving sacred text or a silly "Chanson Francis" the evidence of the image of God being exercised in the art that is music was pervasive.

And while yesterday I really struggled to keep regularity with my prayer times as we travelled and had our day filled with activity I was blessed to have some deep "God conversations" with some pretty awesome people in unexpected ways. It just goes to show me that while routine and discipline are essential and oft-neglected components of the western Christian experience (which is why I'm focusing on them in my own life this year) they are not the heart of the Christian life, it's about making ourselves available to God and tuning our senses to watch for Him to move in unexpected ways and in unexpected places. Thanks be to God.

Happy Lenting