Saturday, September 22, 2007

A believable act


I went to see the musical play, "Top of the Heap" at the Spirit of Broadway Theater last night. Brett Bernadini did a nice job of making the story come alive as the director and the actors and actresses were very believable. They met us at the door and invited us right into the action. The stage is so intimate that you really do feel as if you are part of the show. I got so caught up in it I began wishing I had a part in the production.

Live theater does that to me because I am a thespian at heart. I love the stage. Every time I go to a show I get the urge to jump in and do another show. I said to a friend last night, "Am I the only one who watches a play and thinks about which role I could have played?"

I wonder how many people see you and me living the Christian life and get that feeling. Do we live in such a way that people want to jump in and walk with Christ because they see how much we enjoy it?

I know a lot of people think religion is all about what you can and cannot do. For me it is all about walking with Jesus and finding the blessings that God shares with us every step of the way. Living the Christian life is about sharing God's love and bringing hope and joy to the stage where we are engaged. So do it up and share your joy.

Cal

2 comments:

Brett Bernardini said...

As the Founding Artistic Director / CEO of The Spirit of Broadway Theater...Thank you for joining us last night!! It is always such a huge blessing when friends and family show up for you...in many, many different ways...as you have done for us!

Life is not a spectator sport...you cannot sit on the sidelines if you want to be fully "living". Theater is a great metaphor for life...you can sit and watch if you want to, however if you want to be "in it", then you have to fully "in it"...no such thing as a small part in theater. Theater requires everything you have and then challenges you to dig deeper and find even more...kind of like life, eh?

Thank you Cal for "being there"...for not just showing up but really "being there". Far too many people just show up...the real blessing comes from actually "being there".

Namaste,
Brett Bernardini

Anonymous said...

Good post.