She was superb on the key-board, had a really good voice, and was the total accompanist, the full-bore backup to her extremely talented husband.
When we worked on a processional entry one week, I noticed she didn't use a pitch-pipe - just hummed the pitch and off we went. As the choir marched and sang without accompaniment, it was a great sound. Then the daring moment came - the organ came in, and the pitch matched.
I was impressed! Whew, that was lucky! Not at all. Time after time, she sounded the pitch, accompaniment came in later, and everything worked.
More impressed, I noticed her gracious use of her gifts. And because she appreciated others, I began to notice them, and appreciate, too.
God-given gifts, used graciously and well, grow and replicate. That makes the church such a grand fellowship for all of us. There is never just a "single" thing; when it's well done, it makes more and more. And it lasts, as a longer influence than you might ever have expected.
Thank, you, friend!
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