Mother's Day

What did I learn today? To see beyond and see the larger picture.

Joy, Peter and I practiced our instruments: cello, violin and alto saxophone. Then we performed hymnal 304 in front of the congregation. It's been a year since I've played in front of the members of Lamb's Gate Church, but the same faces smiled warmly back at me. I'm starting to see the pastor as a human. As one, he makes mistakes. So I move on, pressing on towards the goal that now lies before me. I performed for my mom and grandmother but before I put mouth to reed, I said a quick prayer up to heaven.

My friend said to look in the mirror today. I look and I see a young man who has been brought well due to the tenacity and compassion of a tremendous mother. Four in the morning she wakes to pray and her prayers do not cease until her cup has been filled. To see faith rise through the flames makes one believe. To see my mother be consistent through thick and thin, with whatever is handed to her, it makes me believe that a higher power exists that's watching over us. To me, it's embodied in the character of Christ, but to others, He/She manifests through the same faith my mother has in Christ. To my anchor, my mom, thank you.