It was Saturday, the day had finally arrived and it was a gorgeous day; a beautiful autumn morning where the leaves had already fallen off the trees and covered the ground. The landscape gleamed as the sun glistened on the morning dew turning the ground into radiant colors of bright red, yellow, and orange. It was wonderful to look at. Today was our first guitar lesson.
After greeting each other in our usual style, smiles, jokes, plenty of laughter, and the pure joy of being in the presence of each other, we (Stan, Jim, Rich, and Paul) headed to Lou’s house, which upon entering had large open windows that revealed a breathtaking view of Shadow Lake. The view at our arrival showed calm water with ducks gliding along its surface and who shared the water with an occasional kayaker.
After settling in with coffee and food in hand, Lou and Stan inspected and tuned Rich’s and Paul’s guitars. Once complete, Lou opened the lesson with a beautiful song prayer whose title was Abraham, which told the Genesis account of the meeting between Abraham and the three Angels. After opening prayer the lesson began. During the lesson we shared tips, techniques, songs, stories and jokes. It was a wonderful time and the three hours went by in a blink of an eye.
At the completion of our first lesson, we received the Aspiring Deacon Music Study Award, for outstanding preparation, a beautiful certificate designed by Lou and signed by Stan and Lou. Obviously for the newbies, we left with some sore finger tips, but you know what they say, “No pain no gain”.
It was a great spirit filled morning and we can’t wait to gather again next Saturday.
You can click on the photo album at the right to see pictures of the group.
