Playing musical instruments can teach us more than the practice of music. A while ago (quite a while ago) Calvary Assembly called an asked that I come and play the timpani Sunday morning. This was Wednesday. We were attending another church at the time, Saint Paul’s Presbyterian. I had to decide if I would play at Calvary or play at Saint Paul’s. It was a struggle for me to make up my mind because Calvary was a more interesting and challenging venue. Finally, I decided that to choose one would show favor for the one I chose, and disfavor for the one I did not. This put the choice out of the arena of personal musical advancement and into the area of loyalty. As long as they needed my I would play at the church I was attending.
When I played at Saint Paul’s, Ron, the drummer, said he had missed me on the percussion the previous week when I had been in Seattle. When you're loyal you're missed.
