Serendipity is described as being “the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way”. That was the case for last Sunday’s Worship Café. Our previously booked artist was not able to come (meaning, of course, that it wasn’t serendipitous for her) and at the last minute we had to arrange a substitution.
Nico Boesten filled in, supported by Michael Donley on guitar and Eric Funk on drums, and the trio did an amazing job. Nico played some original music plus cover tunes by artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Phil Wickham, Van Morrison, and even Ben Harper (yep). A couple of classic hymns rounded out the afternoon, and I know everyone in the café enjoyed the whole hour.
Why do I say Nico’s appearance was serendipitous? Well, I’m sure our previously booked guest would have been very good, and would have led us in a great time of worship. But I like Nico’s approach to worship, and I always find his playing and singing, and song selection, to be consistently refreshing – I like it when he’s booked here. Our recent attempts at rebooking him haven’t met with much success due to his busy life and other reasons, so his willingness to step in and help us out at the last minute meant that we were able to slide him in (along with Michael and Eric) and have a great Sunday afternoon of worship. A refreshing time of worship.
It feels sometimes like the world is getting faster and faster, even on Sundays. That might be just because it’s December, and that holiday gift-giving deadline is approaching swiftly. Whatever the case, the chance to interrupt the flow of the world for a bit, nab a warm drink, and sit back for a good break in a great atmosphere of worship makes Sunday afternoons at the WC seem more and more appealing.
Next Sunday is our final worship session of 2010. We’re very much looking forward to having Heather Clark and Kim Smith join us for an afternoon of Christmas songs from their own Christmas albums. And this won’t be a bunch of songs about Santa, I’m sure! I’m really looking forward to it. A great way to end the season. How serendipitous.
