Rush Feeling Every Sunday
I just can’t help but to feel very rushed every Sunday.
Getting to church by 10 a.m. is not a problem but finding the darn parking space is not cool. Once the prayer meeting finishes at 11 a.m., I need to immediately unload the drum equipments from the container and transport it down from 3rd to the 1st floor riding the elevator and over to the next building. Let me tell you, carrying that bulky black bag every Sunday morning and after service is tiresome. Once the equipments are at the wedding chapel, I need to set the drum set as soon as possible. I feel very rushed. From then on, the praise team either practice, sound check, and/or pray prior to the service which is exactly at noon.
Service ends at around 1:30 p.m. I then need to pack up the drum parts and pack it up inside the black bag. With the help from a brother (thank you Jays!), we then head out of the wedding chapel, stroll the bulky black bag with my right hand and my bible, cymbal stand, and the crash bag with my left.
I dislike the fact that the college ministry needs to vacate the wedding chapel at around 1:30 p.m. because another department, the orchestra team comes in and set up their own equipments for their practice. If we were to have the room all to ourself for maybe an hour once the service concludes, we can have lunch served inside the room and encourage fellowship and everyone to just stay a bit longer and spend time together. Another reason why I feel very rushed to pack up the drums once the service ends.
Things have changed since last year because the praise team decided to ‘not’ practice prior to the service. Everyone sets up their musical instruments, and head out to a small room to pray. That really helps. As soon as it is 12 p.m., we start praising.
Despite the emotional rush, I am glad that I can serve and use every precious seconds to the fullest.