There is nothing more uplifting than the praise
and worship music from a gospel choir. My blog inspiration,the book, Everything I need to know About Christmas I Learned from a Little Golden Book, recalls
that Christmas brings “the gift of love.”
Therefore I was excited to kick off the Christmas holiday by remembering the “reason for
the season” at the House of Blues Gospel Brunch in Chicago.
Reflection
I associate blues and jazz music with Chicago and the iconic House of Blues is a good place to experience it. I also love to eat, see Day 85 (Chicago's
finest food), so by putting music and food together I reached the pinnacle of happiness.
I never saw so much good food. I especially enjoyed the waffles
with strawberries and whipped cream –yum
yum yum!
The music personally touched
the root of the season-joy and love. Christmas is
a celebration of the greatest gift of love. Gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, hosts
the Gospel brunch and his story is
an example of love. After being abandoned
by his mother, his aunt sold cans to pay for his music lessons and after some hard times and
the death of a friend, he returned back
to the church and his music roots to become a leading gospel director and recording artist.
I love this music (Why We Sing, He's Able). During the gospel brunch I had a good flash back to my
childhood when I attended the local Spanish church every weekend with my best friend. I say try a little gospel music this holiday
and celebrate the joy and love of the season!
Spiritual Refection
This is real love. It's is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, God loved us that much, we surely out to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us and his love has been brought to full expression through us.(1 John 10-12).
Other Sources
House of Blues http://www.houseofblues.com/chicago/promos/GospelBrunch
Kirk Franklin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Franklin
Pittsburgh Gospel Choir http://www.pittsburghgospelchoir.org/
