Excited to use our Piano playing talents
we walked in to the assisted living room.
Right in the middle of the foyer was an electronic baby grand.
This was our stage.
We carefully removed the cover and set up the music stand,
placing the binder open in front of us we began to warm up.
This rock-around-the-clock sing along session was ours.
Then within seconds our confidence plummeted.
They handed us a microphone.
Not knowing in the least bit how these songs go,
being WAY before our generation,
they wanted us to lead the sing a long with our own voice.
We managed to mumble something into the microphone
as little to no one followed our singing and playing.
At the end of one song someone asked if my companion knew how to sing.
Ouch.
The worst part were the nurses telling us to sing louder in to the microphone
assuming that their lack of hearing us
was simply us not singing loud enough into the microphone.
We managed to laugh at ourselves on the way home,
actually managed to laugh at ourselves the whole way home
and then some more.
We continued to return with the same results!
Finally one day one of the nurses started to lead the singing
and the foyer erupted into song!
At that moment I realized they didn't know
how truly clueless we were on how these songs went.
Otherwise they would have stepped in long before!
I can only imagine how frustrated they could have gotten
that we signed up to do this and we couldn't even sing!
We never understand anyone completely.
We don't completely know the reason why people can or can't do things.
There is only one person who does and that is our Heavenly Father
and THAT is why we should NEVER JUDGE someone's worth or person as a whole.
I have found that those people I'm around that may frustrate me,
my frustration at them quickly leaves as I come to know them more
and come to love them more.
Gladly we are not the ones doing the judging for others on Judgment Day
only our Heavenly Father is.
If we could see everyone's past
every trial
every miracle
every success
and every failure
then we could love those around us completely.
My companion and I were trying our hardest!
And in the end that's all the Lord asks.
Love others equal to the potential they have.
Be understanding to others and treat them like you would want to be treated.
No matter what their struggle,
no matter what their beliefs,
we need to show them Christlike love
whether we feel they are doing "their best" or not.
That love may lead to correction!
The nurse corrected us by showing us the tunes
in which after we could increase our capability to lead the session!
Love others enough to help them return to our Heavenly Father
and begin to realize their true potential!
In the name of Him who through we have potential,
Jesus Christ,
Amen.
