shame on my wanton selfish gladness.......

ok, so today we sang a hymn that included those lyrics........and it was all i could do to keep my laughter surpressed........what a line........especially considering that i had snickered to myself over the minister of music's reprise of elton-john sings cantor with new-age christian praise verses at the piano with a special mike-hooked up tot record every lilting note....he even played during ther prayers.......do i sound cynical or what?........we were treated to not one but three different numbers accompanied by a thinly voiced intern and a church member-who-wants-to-be-a-pastor on bass guitar........omg......literally......and so i mocked it all in my head...only for these lyrics to leap up at the page.......so wanton....to mock the music in church....and oh so selfish.........these days i find spiritual moments in places far from the walls of established religion.......and i can see the day when i shall cease to attend 10:45 services.....on my own volition.......should bongos or some such be added to the thin voice, elton, and the bass guitar.....i might just have to get up and walk out.......it would be just too much........on the other hand.....there has been a talented soprano sitting either behind us, beside us, or in front of us for the past several weeks........she is marvelous.......curiously so for someone who sits in the congregation rather than singing in the choir.....she did sing a duet a few weeks back....that josh groban song...along with elton-wannabe music director........she could really belt that song out.......one wonders what she does during her week......whether she is involved at all in music professionally.......i am blessed to be able to listen to her sing mainline hymns for as long as she graces us with her presence..........