Day 11 – Scarbourough, Ontario – May 2

Rain, rain and more rain.

Today, I think the rain just about sums it all up. After the high from the concert yesterday and the beautiful (although slightly chilly) weather that we have been having, we were all it a bit of a giddy slump. There was tons of laughter today, but also times of exhaustion.

We took our time today driving from Roblin back to Toronto. We sat at a Tim Horton’s for an hour or so before we started driving.

We’ve been taking quiet times in the SUV these days. We normally take about 30 minutes. I have enjoyed this space, even though we are seven in a small space, it gives us all some breathing room.

I have taken advantage of this time to do an Anglican Morning Prayer office. I often look forward to the three readings (Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel) and the familiarity of the Anglican Liturgy. We have not yet played at an Anglican church, and I know that we won’t be! Yet even without the Anglican liturgy, I have still been blessed by the worship that Aslan’s Child has led. There are so many different angles and sides of the Christian tradition and I am reminded of this daily.

For some reason I have had the following part of the Anglican Eucharistic Liturgy in my head all day:

Glory to God,
whose power working in us
can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to Him from generation to generation,
in the church, and in Christ Jesus,
forevermore,
Amen.

I have always loved the line “whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” The idea that we cannot even conceive of the power of Christ, or the result of Christ within us, blows my mind. It is awesome, scary, exciting, mind boggling and comforting, all mixed together! Thanks be to God!

At lunch we met up with some past Providence students and went for lunch with them at Cora’s. It was fun and the food was excellent! After that we sat in SUV with our laptops trying to take advantage of a wireless signal that was not very reliable. We then stopped at a Long and McQuades where we all tried out different amps and instruments. I even tried an “electric cello” with Justin helping me to work the bass amp. It was fun.

This evening the band played during the opening evening of a weekend workshop. There was a local worship band that opened for them, and then they played before and after a speaker who spoke for approximately thirty minutes. The band (our band – Aslan’s child) finished the evening off with the song “Jesus Paid it All”. It was really appropriate and quite moving.

It really was a great evening and I really enjoyed the speaker. He spoke about Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the things we can learn from her and try to emulate. It is a weekend for youth, but people of all ages were there.

The band played well tonight, even though they felt a little off. Their performances are really quite polished and even when things go slightly wrong they are calm and able to cover so smoothly. Both Eric and Megan are feeling the toll on their voices after 12 shows in 11 days! But they are both handling it well, with the support of the band. Thankfully, tomorrow we only have to drive (there is no show…phew).

Highlights:
1 – A nice leisurely morning
2 – Stopping at Long and McQuades
3 – The speaker tonight and his message
4 – Good, hearty laughter

That’s it for now…