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ROCK
CONCERT,
GREAT
AUDITORIUM, OCEAN GROVE
It was good for us to be there
even though our silver pates pounded
and our ears were so deeply
traumatized
by each deafening decibel
our hearing actually dulled,
temporarily
The thundering beat bounced off
walls and rafters, ceiling and floor
reverberated in our seats
and sent tremulous vibrations
through our entire beings
It was a rock concert of worship
music
with smoke and strobe and spotlights
PowerPoint and praise to Jesus.
Hallelujah!
Amplified drums and crashing cymbals
the resounding cymbals the Psalms
speak of
It's the very same music we enjoy
over the radio
when we have control of the knob
There was no adjusting the volume
tonight
The lead singer leaped across the
stage
and sang so loudly we couldn't hear
words
We attempted to sing along as best
we could
we clapped and shouted and raised
our hands
along with thousands, mostly young
with wonderful innate enthusiasm
and accustomed, receptive ears
We even did "the wave"
with them
until we all were reminded
of the balcony's 100 year old
fragility
We were reminded of our own 60ish
fragility
We really wanted to stay. We really
wanted to enjoy
We really wanted to span generations
with great jubilation
We didn't mean to weenie out, but
looking one to the other
realized our pinched faces weren't
reflective
of the fired-up ones one third our
ages
so we ducked out midway through the
second performance
Tomorrow we'll go to church
We'll sing, "Come, Thou
Almighty King"
Number 392 in the frayed pew hymnal
but we'll treasure aspects of
tonight
like the little girl in ribbon-tied
pigtails
both hands raised way up high
like the cool guys with their big
silver crosses
their earrings and bandanas
black tees emblazoned with The Name
like the twelve year old in the row
in front of us
who kept spinning his green glow
stick
as he danced in the bleachers
praising his Jesus
with all the fervor of the
shepherd/king of long ago
who led that remarkable gambol of
wild abandon
before the Holy Ark
Maude Carolan
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