There are days in your life that you know you will never forget. Saturday was one of those for me. It was the last performance of “Sinai, The Mountain of God,” one of the most powerful productions we have ever staged. It was also the last performance of a concert that seemed to deeply touch so many who attended. But that was not what made it so memorable.
Our daughter, Jency, our son-in-law, Thomas, and our new grandson, Orynn were there Saturday. We performed “Unborn Children of God,” for them. It is a very special song, which I wrote in the waiting room in a Baltimore hospital, while Orynn was being delivered in June. I don’t think I will forget having little Rynn at Ragtown for the first time to hear his DaddyPop sing that song for him. But as wonderful as that was, it was not the most unforgettable thing about Saturday afternoon.
There is a couple who have been attending the Ragtown shows for quite some time. They are long time Family Circle members, and the blessing of their faithful support and sweet encouragement has been an important part of what has kept us going. We were grieved to learn some time ago that the husband was seriously ill, and his condition has steadily worsened. This past week the hospice nurse suggested that the family be called in.
Obviously, every day, and in fact every hour is precious now…and do you know what he wanted to do on Saturday? He wanted to come to Ragtown. Oh my soul…that dear man wanted to come see “Sinai, The Mountain of God,” and hear one more Ragtown Gospel Music show. Can you imagine that?
I cannot tell you what that meant to all of us. This play was not our best attended show. Sadly, it was actually one of the lowest in attendance yet. We really needed it to be well attended, and I think it deserved to be…both the music and the play were among our best ever…so we have been a bit discouraged. But having that precious man want to see it, and be able to stand and walk in the door, I think makes it our most successful production yet.
I had a few minutes to visit with him and his wife, and in the conversation he mentioned that he couldn’t imagine what it would be like to visit Israel. I couldn’t help but think that in just a little while he would be walking on the streets of Heaven…seeing the real Elijah, Moses, Paul, and Stephen…and of course he will be face to face, hand in hand with Jesus. The adventure of a lifetime…an eternal lifetime. I pray for his family, having to soon part, at least for a time, with such a treasure.
We are all thankful beyond words for the wonderful people God brings through the doors at Ragtown. As I told him, we thought we were building a place and doing work that would proclaim the faithfulness of our Savior to people from all over. Instead, people from all over come and proclaim His faithfulness to us. We are so profoundly and abundantly blessed.
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