Parade

It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood today...sunny with a cool breeze. The Team was in the next town over for the Hometown Days Parade.

This is the second year for the Team to participate in the festivities.

It was really cool to watch. Cords were strung, the generator was fired up, instruments were tuned and voices were ready.

There were all kinds of insurance companies, real estate companies, girl scout troops, den mothers, pom squads, politicians and other sundry groups in the parade. It was a cornucopia of cacophonous sounds. (it was loud)

And then WFN was there with the band and worship team. They were cranking the music and leading the parade watchers in worship music.

I was stunned by how many along the parade route easily joined in the music and sang as the float passed by.

Now I would have thought that worship music might not have easily connected with those seated in lawn chairs and on the curb. But I was wrong. People clapped, some raised their hands, others gave the "thumbs-up" sign. It was a God moment!

Some stared. I am used to seeing that expression.

Some covered their ears. Again, not surprising.

Some danced. I think I am going to recruit them to be with us on Sunday.

Some smiled a smile that said, "wow that is neat that a church would have the courage to worship outside of an hour on Sunday morning."

I am reflecting back on the day, and my thought is pretty simple.

Parades are nothing new. David in the Old Testament was leading the parade with the Ark of the Covenant. The scripture says...

"David and the whole company of Israel were in the parade, singing at the top of their lungs and playing mandolins, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals." II Samuel 6:3

We had all of that....people singing at the top of their lungs (with microphones), stringed instruments (plugged into amps), drums...yep! we had em.

I think I even saw a dancer or two along the way.

Rock on....let the parade continue!