“Lord, help me walk in Your blessed path by keeping to Your word despite the difficulties and challenges that come my way.”
I have duty to manage the overhead projector in church on Saturday sunset mass. Initially, I thought it is kid’s play to deal with it and volunteered as the ministry do not have enough members. Little did I know that it is one of the most challenging thing to do. I need to concentrate for the whole mass from start to finish without any pause.
Of course, as usual, being the greenhorn, I did make some mistakes like pushing the slides too fast or too slow. The cantors and even the whole congregation depended on the words on the overhead projector. All it takes is a momentarily lapse and they will suddenly turned quiet. So, I need to keep track of every word they said or every verse they sing.
When I joined the ministry, I wasn’t sure of the mass proper like when to change slides, when to wait for the priest and etc etc. I had to rely on visual signs like marking when the collections are done, when the priest is finished and etc etc.
But as usual, nothing can be done unless I prayed hard. And so far, thank God, I am able to manage the OHP without my team leader’s supervision anymore. I like to immerse myself into doing all these because it is only through these works that I learn more about what I am doing (why I am in church). I hate being the onlooker, I have to be in the thick of action.
When I was sitting down on Saturday, I look at the congregation and for once, I felt braver. From where I sit, I can see them all. My position was raised a bit like a stage. I realised that I should stop feeling so small and insignificant as a new convert but instead, praise God and give Him Glory that even someone as naive and ignorant as me can be helped to do tasks like what I did, if I pray and have faith. I know that those bored looking faces probably will never want to do what I am doing because they thought it is a simple task. It is not and I bet they won’t be able to deal with the pressure of looking at the organist for cues, the priest for body language, the wardens for the next slides and etc. It is a tough job and I am glad Jesus doesn’t allow me to make more blunders. Pheww…
October 15th, 2007 at 3:49 am
I was the OHP boy during P&W every Fri nights. So the fun. Heh. But really, takes a lot of skills! haha. And people gives you looks as though it’s so easy. Tiu.
Oops, not supposed to swear in this blog. heh.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:41 am
thank God for ppl like the two of you, without whom, we will be busy flipping through the hymnal and missal. as for me, i love to sing so my thanks to the OHP ppl