God has blessed me with some great musical experiences, but I have to say that this Sunday might have been a cake topper for me...while it was a humble little experience, I think that is what made it so great...
As the Lord would work it out, the regular band that plays this month's time slot was out of town and I got the late, pinch-hitting request to fill in...but I wanted to make it special and not just throw something together. I am always troubled when confronted with people who accept "good enough" too easily...so for this little set, I dusted off some old tunes and religious standards.
"Victory in Jesus", "I'll Fly Away", "How Great Thou Art." And I was going to play them without my guys in the band, and do a solo acoustic thing.
The main reason for Victory in Jesus was that it is the favorite song of one of our ailing saints, Fowler Hopkins who is wrestling cancer. I was not sure if he was going to be in church or not, but it didn't really matter since I wanted to do it either way.
Well after dedicating the song to Hoppy, one of the ushers, Don Sutton, ran and dialed up Hoppy on the lobby phone and held it up so he could hear it. Good thing I did not know that since it would have busted me up...anyway the set went really well...the spirit was there for sure. Don told me afterward and it really warmed my heart.
When I got home Hoppy had left a voicemail message for me thanking me and that it really lifted his spirits. And that is one of my life's greatest musical rewards. Godspeed Hoppy and you are already victorious.
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