We learn a lot when we look at life from a perspective different from the way we normally look at it. Monday night was one of only two Monday "play days" we have this season here at TGPP. It was also the wedding anniversary of one of our regular Disciples and his wife who is part of the "Mary" group. They decided to take a "watch night" which meant they could take a night off from performing in the play, enjoy the buffet dinner and be in the audience to see the play rather than being in it. It had been an overcast day, with intermittent periods of fairly heavy rain. When performance time arrived, it was misty and cooler than usual. There was no threat of lightening, so the performance began as usual with a small but enthusiastic audience. All was going well, until the final scene, The Ascension. As we gathered around The Christ figure and heard the final monologue, someone sitting on the damp ground behind him excitedly said there was a snake heading from the foot of the Cross toward Aaron and James and a few us on "stage left". While we tried to focus our attention on the Ascension which was going to take place in a matter of seconds, we were concerned about those of us who would be "left behind" for the final few minutes and have to contend with a potential encounter with what appeared to be a copperhead. All came out well, and as we walked off the set there was an admonition to keep focused on exiting the set in the usual manner. We found out from the play couple watching from the audience and others who are assigned to usher, prayer and various other audience duties that there was no indication of anything out of the ordinary. How we see the same incident depends on our perspective, our position and our focus. The potential for danger, the fear of the unknown and our relationship to it at the moment determine the focus we give the moment. By the way, the couple said the play was really good and better than the one they took a "watch day" to see last year. It's good to have a good review from your peers.
Right now, I'm in a very unusual situation as I blog. I try to blog when it is very quiet and I can focus on one thing.......the blog. But in the last few minutes my focus has been shattered. Karen woke up, her phone was buzzing excitedly as it revealed a series of pictures of our hail-damaged house in Colorado, the Gospel music at the ticket office up the hill from us came on with louder than usual and "busier" music, Karen has been talking with friends and family at home about the hail storm and we are getting ready to take Karen to the airport in Branson to fly home for a series of doctors' appointments and medical tests. Needless to say, my focus on being focused has been destroyed. What started out well, like the play on Monday, has turned into a jumbled mess. Thank You, Lord, for Your sense of humor and for giving me a topic which we all can relate to in our too-busy and too-multi-tasked world. I hope this makes sense..........I can't go on.......I've lost my focus. See you in a few days when the focus returns, maybe.........
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