Sunday we attended a presentation of Handel’s Messiah. It has been about 50 years since I have let my cultural side predominated. The audience was respectful and classy. I enjoyed the orchestra going through the ritual of tuning and the pageantry of the conductor and soloists entering from stage left and knowing it was the opposite of my left. No wonder my son still gets them confused. Standing for the Hallelujah Chorus with a group that knows the tradition is different from being the only one in the audience to rise. It was an enjoyable time.
The venue was the University Methodist Church in San Antonio. It was a beautiful church with good acoustics. One of the pastors brought greetings before the music began. He rambled on for about two minutes and by listening closely I did hear him mention the name of Jesus once. He talked a lot about light, hope and other popular topics but under his breath he did mention the name of the reason for the season.
When the kids were young we tried to do one big event each Christmas season. That was all we could afford but it created a lot of good memories. Maybe as the grandchildren mature we can start that again.
It was a blessed way to start the Advent season.
Merry Christmas.
homo unius libri
Monday, December 2, 2024
Opus 2024-411: You Gotta Start Somewhere
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