mcdreamy

gary cantored for the first time yesterday... it was strange because i knew he was so nervous. it was nerve-wracking but at the same time... it's mass, not a vibe/post-vibe/greenie/lakeside thing. his voice just floated, the tone was so warm and the vibrato was there. he did a piece on the acoustic guitar during a time of reflection, 'He knows my name'. afterward fr. dave introduced him to the congregation as the youth activities coordinator, and said, "doesn't he have a good voice?" everyone applauded.

i felt like a college girl again... as if watching him sail into a fasa meeting with his guitar. but afterward i thought, yikes, you almost wouldn't want someone to do such a good job... it's the perfect opportunity for pride to enter in, for the devil to twist it all up when it's supposed to be for God.

gary said that during the communion song he felt like he was serenading Him.