I Can Do That

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for me," Then I said, "Here am I.  Send me." Isaiah 6:8   

There is a delightful song in the Broadway musical, "A Chorus Line". A young boy, a want-to-be dancer, begs his parents to let him have his sister's tap shoes and take tap lessons after she wants to quit. The chorus is "I can do that; I can do that". They grant his wish and the song goes on how he grew in his abilities and never doubted that "I can do that".

Recently I learned that my grandson's church in Iowa had joined with three other churches in the community to sponsor Vacation Bible School. It was their church’s  turn to sponsor the week and the preparations had been running smoothly. His wife, the pastor, mentioned that it would be an intergenerational week held in the evenings with a meal and then a time together for the lesson, and then break up into classes. She thought she had all the teachers ready, but had just learned that the pastor who would lead the adult class would be unavailable. She voiced how hard it was to find a teacher for this group. That night I suddenly thought, "I can do that", and texted her that I would be glad to lead the adult group. Now I'm looking forward to it.

So often when we hear of a need, we tend to let a little voice inside our heads tell us all the reasons we can't do something. However, we also should hear that small voice say boldly, "I can do that."

I love the song, "Here I am Lord". The chorus is:

Here I am, Lord.

Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go Lord,

If you lead me.

I will hold your people in my heart.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, continue to present opportunities for us to serve you. Remind us of the words from Isaiah of "Here I am, send me" and the words from the musical, "I can do that, I can do that." Amen

Nancy Hall