We’re in a traditional Baptist Church. If you’ve ever been in one then you know that certain things don’t change overnight even when change is desired. Things like where people sit. You do not mess with people’s seat ya’ll. That’s like talking about your deceased God fearing great Grandma. No we don’t do that. Church peoples take their seats as divine assignments from on high. However I did talk with someone this week who told me occasionally they purposefully sit in other people’s seats. HAAA!!! And it’s not me! I’m so serious. There’s another sick person out there that likes to ruffle church peopleses feathers. I do have to say I’m praying for her protection and have already crafted a witness protection location for her in case it’s needed.
Now I can’t speak for the choir because I don’t sing in the choir but I can tell you what I’ve noticed. The choir sings great and the choir, like the congregation seating, hasn’t changed positions or stage positions in 8 straight years.
So I guess what surprised me most this past Sunday morning, outside the fact that Mitchell jumped a pew mid service, was that the choir started shifting positions in the middle of the service. As in they left their seats and walked across the stage and down onto the congregation level. Mind you this hasn’t happened in all 8 years I’ve been in this church family.
Everyone was kind of confused but then our choir director told us what was going on. He moved the entire choir down to the church level so that a gentleman in our church & choir, who was unable to get on stage due to being in a wheelchair, could sing with them. They wheeled the gentleman down and he sang with the choir in a place they’ve never sung before. Love broke through the tradition of seating.
I also loved how one of our deacons brought up a sweet woman in our church to the platform. You just don’t do this because when you start naming names and calling people out you forget people and then other church peoples get mad in church. But I love that he didn’t listen to so called church protocol. He called her up and thanked God for her influence in a particular ministry position and then asked all of us to pray for her on Wednesday at 3:30pm because of a Doctor’s appointment she had for a chronic pain issue she deals with. I loved that. Love broke through the tradition of do’s and don’ts.
I get slap happy when I see love trumping tradition.
Go break some church rules!
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