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For the next two months, many church music leaders are on a “summer schedule” – meaning choirs and music ensembles take a break until September. Perhaps we can draw inspiration from God himself. God did not merely “rest” on the seventh day; He “stopped creating.” It was a purposeful stop. Everything He desired to create had been made. He looked at His creation, declared it “very good” (Genesis 1:31), and ceased from all activity. Like many of you, I look forward to using this “stopping” time for planning and preparing, so that our music ensembles and I can start “creating” again in September.
But first things, first. In just a few days we’ll be gathering at our biennial conference in Philadelphia. To quote fellow board member Jean Boehler, “With open hearts, we will receive all that God provides so that, renewed, we may be His faithful leaders of song.” I’m especially excited about connecting with you at the conference, sharing our “stopping” time together!
David Werth
ALCM Board Director
All creatures that have breath and motion,
That throng the earth, the sea, the sky,
Come, share with me my heart’s devotion,
Help me to sing God’s praises high.
My utmost pow’rs can never quite
Declare the wonders of His might.
Creator, humbly I implore You
To listen to my earthly song
Until that day when I adore You,
Together with the angel throng
And learn with choirs of heav’n to sing
Eternal anthems to my King.
(LSB 811, stanzas 4 and 5)
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