Advent II visuals, 2014

 

The Martin family created our Advent visual this week. They focused on the Isaiah passage and explored themes of making straight, comfort and sheep. They included their own nativity set from home as part of their installation. Here are some pictures.

Advent Wreath and Visuals 2014

Spring-boarding off something I saw in a workshop setting this fall, our Advent wreath at FirstLight this year is a "found art" installation. Families have been given the readings for a specific Sunday, and have been asked to read together and mark concepts and images that could be conveyed visually using items found around their homes. One item specifically each week is a candle. The display changes weekly, though each candle will stay. Here are some images from the first week. Key words the Lindsey family used are: star, leaves, potter, clay, word of God, and mountains. Here are some pics. We're off to a good start!

Music for 11/02/2014 All Saints

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Forever

Opening Song
We fall down
Holy, holy, holy (NICEA)

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Surely it is God who saves me

Offertory
Give thanks

Communion
Responses: Kriewald
Distribution: On Jordan’s stormy banks (Promised land)

Closing Song
Wade in the water

11AM
Hymns   
65, Guide me o thou great Jehovah (CWM RHONDDA)
694, Great God of every blessing (AURELIA)

Confession Response
71, refrain Surely it is God who saves me (FIRST SONG)

Doxology
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)

Communion
Responses: Eslinger (images)
Distribution: Jesus, Priceless Treasure (JESU MEINE FREUDE)
Jesu, Meine Freude, Organ setting by Michael Burkhart
GtG 830, Stanza 1
Jesu, Meine Freude, Organ setting by Johann Gottfried Walther
GtG 830, Stanza 2
Jesu, Meine Freude, Organ setting by JS Bach
GtG 830, Stanza 3
Jesu, Meine Freude, Organ setting by JS Bach

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Singing GtG 375, Shall we gather at the river (HANSON PLACE) Libby Barker, flute

Offertory: Jason McCoy, Come, ye thankful people, come
Text by Henry Alford and Anna Barbauld
Karen Boyd, piano
Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; all is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God's own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home. All the blessings of the field, all the stores the garden yields, all the fruits in full supply ripened ‘neath the summer sky, all that spring with bounteous hand scatters o'er the smiling land, all that liberal autumn pours from its rich o'erflowing stores. These, to thee, O God, we owe, Source whence all blessings flow; and for these our souls shall raise grateful vows and solemn praise. Come, then, thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home! Come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.

Postlude: William Mathias, Fanfare

Music for 10/19/14

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
I will call upon the Lord

Opening Song
Bless the Lord, O my soul (Ten-thousand reasons)

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Halle, halle, hallelujah

Prayer for Illumination
Listen to the word that God has spoken

Offertory
Here is our King   

Closing Song
Seek ye first

11AM

Hymns   
611, Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (HYMN TO JOY)
716, God whose giving knows no ending (BEACH SPRING)

Confession Response
591, Halle, halle,hallelujah (HALLE, HALLE)

Peace
Arr. Sharon Elery Rogers, Peace like a river (HB)

Prayer for Illumination
455, Listen to the word that God has spoken

Doxology 712.3
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)
In gratitude and humble trust, we bring our best today,
To serve your cause and share your love with all along life’s way.
O God who gave yourself to us in Jesus Christ your Son,
Help us to give ourselves each day until life’s work is done.

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: (Singing) I will call upon the Lord (GtG 621)
Offertory: Douglas E. Wagner, Tallis Canon (HB)
Postlude: Michael Barker, Grand March

PipeScreams, the untold story

When I was in divinity school in Washington, DC I attended an American Guild of Organists event at the Kennedy Center with friends. It was billed as Pipe Screams and involved several prominent organists in the area sharing the program. I don't remember too much more about it, other than my reaction being that if I were going to ever be involved in church music again, one of my goals would be to do a concert like that.

Fast forward 5 years or so and I had indeed left ordained ministry and was back in church music. It took a couple more years, but when I was in Ashland, VA I did my own PipeScreams concert. I strove to target the children and youth in our congregation as attendees and got a handful of older students to help with set-up and decorations. The second year I borrowed a fog machine from my wife's work (Richmond Ballet); the kids hung all kinds of spooky decorations in the organ chambers. We all had a blast with it.

When I landed in Black Mountain, NC 8 years ago, I began PipeScreams again, in my third year. It's been a big hit. A couple of years in I got a church member to construct a couple of home-made fog machines. We invite everyone to come in costume; plenty of folks of all ages do. We have tried getting flyers in the hands of school students to encourage them to attend. We've tried newspaper and radio publicity. But the biggest thing that has drawn folks has been word of mouth, as the event has held steady over the years.

I have tried different gimmicks along the way. One year a young attendee was so struck by the fog that she draw a picture of the organ with "smoke" coming out of it. The next year, I used that image on the cover of the program. Three different years I have had piano students of mine play one of their "spooky" sounding pieces on the organ as part of the program. Most years I do a short introduction to the organ about halfway through the event: I explain some basics about the instrument, let a couple of kids blow a pipe; that sort of thing. The repertoire has held steady over the years with some perennial favorites. I have introduced different music and rotate through those titles over the course of several years. If you're interested you can view my working repertoire document here.

 PipeScreams is one of three organ events I do during the year. I do a child-friendly Christmas concert in December. I also do a more formal "sacred concert" for Good Friday most years. I feel that PipeScreams and JinglePipes lay the groundwork for a child or older student to experience the Good Friday concert. I haven't had this pattern in place long enough to really see folks (children) making that connection and making the transition from the "fun" concerts to the more "serious" one. But I am hopeful that I'll see that soon.

We've begun our publicity for PipeScreams this year, but I could use some help with a title. Read below for the previous year's names. Drop a note in the comments if you have an idea.

PipeScreams

PipeScreams II, Scream Louder

PipeScreams III, Nightmare on Montreat Road

PipeScreams IV, Smokin' Pipes

PipeScreams V, Mikey's Back

PIpeScreams VI, ????

Choir Anthem Connection: Fall, 2014

The choir is learning a fairly new setting of "O God our help in ages past" by Rhonda Woodward. It's a really nice a capella setting in D major, with a flatted seventh. Altos begin, followed by tenors and sopranos and finally basses. The piece is in two large sections with fairly closely-related thematic material. Both sections have that flatted seventh thing going on. Last night at rehearsal, one of the singers remarked that it reminded her of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." It does indeed have that similar folk-y sound, characterized by the flatted seventh, without the rhythmic drive of the popular song. The Woodward setting is remarkable for how it works with a very confined musical theme, but does so much with it. While I can't really call it a perfect piece of choral music, a distinct category in my imagination, it really is commendable. Woodward's setting has been recorded by the BYU choir in 2003. Luckily the publisher provided a demo recording of the complete arrangement at the time of publication, which I still have. (Don't tell anyone, but I dubbed it onto my personal "great choral music" compilation!) Woodward herself, according to the bio on the musical score lives nearby in SC; I don't know if she is still there. So here are some links to listen to and compare and contrast.

Woodward, "O God our Help in Ages Past" (excerpt), Brigham Young University Choir ("The Road Home")
(scroll down the playlist and click on the title to hear the excerpt)
Gordon Lightfoot, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

Music for 100514

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Made me glad

Opening Song
Shine, Jesus, shine

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Glory to God whose goodness

Communion
Responses: Leon Roberts Great thanksgiving
Distribution: Jesus Messiah

Offertory   
The church’s one foundation

Closing Song
Refiner’s fire
            
11AM
Hymns
321, The church’s one foundation (AURELIA)
516, For the bread which you have broken (KINGDOM)

Confession Response
582, Glory to God whose goodness (GLORY TO GOD)

Doxology 712.3
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)

Communion
Responses 556, 557, 558
Distribution: 515, 529

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Voluntary on Kingdom
Offertory: Mark Miller, I believe  
The story goes that these words were found scratched on the walls of a church basement in Koln, Germany during the Holocaust, having been written by Jewish people trying to escape to safety. It lies in the same category of texts as those assembled by Charles Davidson into his children's cantata, "I never saw another butterfly." More precise determinations of the origins of the poem are impossible, and probably not necessary.
"I believe in the sun, even when it's not shining
I believe in love, even when I don't feel it.
I believe in God, even when God is silent."
Postlude: Michael Camidge, Gavotte in G Minor

Music for 092814

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Shout to the Lord
Shout to the north

Opening Song
Lord, I lift your name on high

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Jubilate, everybody

Psalmody/Canticle
Jesus Christ is Lord (Canedo)

Offertory   
Cornerstone

Closing Song
In Christ alone
            
11AM
Hymns
263, All hail the power of Jesus’ name (DIADEM)
215, What wondrous love is this (WONDROUS LOVE)
264, At the name of Jesus (KINGS WESTON)

Confession Response
394.4, Laud and honor to the Father (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

Prayer for Illumination
455, Listen to the word (LISTEN)

Psalmody/Canticle
Canedo, Jesus Christ is Lord

Doxology
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)

Benediction Response
Three-Fold Amen (DANISH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Samuel Barber, Wondrous love
Offertory:   Dan Goeller, Hear my cry
Nick Murphy, piano, Scott Roy, guitar, David Hekking, bass, Eli Barker, drums
Postlude: Marko Hakanpää (b.1970), Trumpet Tune (Trumpettisävelmä)

I learned of the organ postlude, by a young-ish Finnish composer, via Facebook! A video of the composer playing the piece popped up on an organist page I subscribe to, and I got the music via Lulu.com, the self-publishing site. Pretty cool!

Music for 091414

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

            No higher calling

Opening Song

            Standing on the promises

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession

            Surely it is God who saves me (STF 2030)

Psalmody/Canticle

            Old Testament Canticle: Exodus 15: Miriam’s Song (Barker)

Offertory        

            Jesus, firm foundation

 Prayers

            Lord’s Prayer (STF 2278)

Closing Song

            My hope is built

             

11AM

Hymns

            838, Standing on the promises (STANDING)

            353, My hope is built

            463, How firm a foundation (FOUNDATION)

Confession Response

            71.R. Surely it is God who saves me

Psalmody/Canticle

            Old Testament: Exodus 15: Miriam’s Song (Barker)

            Image
Doxology (FOREST GREEN)

In gratitude and humble trust...

Benediction Response

            Vaughan Williams, God be with you (GTG 541)

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: John A. Behnke, Aria on My hope is built

            A setting of an alternate tune for the familiar hymn

Offertory:   Handel, Halleujah, Amen

Postlude:  Handel, Allegro from Concerto in F

Music for 090714

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

Praise, praise, praise the Lord

 

Opening Song

Bwana asifiwe and Praise to the Lord the Almighty

 

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession

You are my King (Amazing love)

 

Psalmody/Canticle

Psalm 149, Hallelujah, sing to God

 

Offertory        

Children of light

Closing Song

Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love (in D)

 

11AM

Hymns

612, We praise you, O God (KREMSER)

377, I want to walk as a child of the light (HOUSTON)

203, Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love

 

Confession Response

This is my commandment (image)

 

Psalmody/Canticle

Psalm 149: GtG #550, Give praise to the Lord (LAUDATE DOMINUM) 

Doxology 
OLD HUNDREDTH

Benediction Response 
Natalie Sleeth, Go now in peace

 

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: singing: GtG 390, Praise, praise, praise the Lord 
(LOUEZ LE SEIGNEUR) 

Offertory:   Guiseppe Pitoni, Cantate Domino

Cantate Domino canticum novum

Laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum
           Laetetur Israel in eo qui fecit eum
           Et filiae Sion exultent in rege suo.

          Sing to the Lord a new canticle:

          let his praise be in the church of the saints.

          Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:

          and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.

Postlude:  Arr. Charles Callahan, Fugue on Laudate Dominum

Music for 081714

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Turn my heart, O God
He knows my name

Opening Song
Here I am to worship

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
El Shaddai

Psalmody/Canticle
Psalm 133, O look and wonder (MIREN QUE BUENO)

Offertory  
More love, more power

Prayers
Goodness is stronger than evil (STF 2219)

Closing Song
Let us build a house (GtG 301)

11AM
Hymns
305, Come sing, O church, in joy (DARWELLS 148TH)
301, Let us build a house (TWO OAKS)
318, In Christ there is no east of west (ST PETER)

Confession Response
El Shaddai

Psalmody/Canticle
Psalm 133, GtG #397, O look and wonder (MIREN QUE BUENO)

Doxology
OLD HUNDREDTH

Prayers
750, Goodness is stronger than evil (GOODNESS IS STRONGER)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: William Harris, Pastorale-Prelude
Offertory:   Dan Locklair, Adagio (“…hallowed be thy name…”),
from Salem Suite
Postlude:  Léon Boëllmann, Final-Marche, from Second Suite for Organ

Music for 071314

FirstLight
Gathering: Jubilate, everybody; Praise to the living God
Opening: Dayenu
Confession: El shaddai
Illumination: Open your ears, O faithful people
Offertory: Thy word
Communion Responses: Great Thanksgiving by Leon Roberts
Communion Distribution: You are my all in all
Closing: You shall go out with joy (STF)

11AM
49. The God of Abraham praise (LEONI)
459, O Word of God incarnate (MUNICH)
Confession: El shaddai (image)
Illumination: 453, Open your ears, O faithful people (TORA ORA)
Communion Responses: Leon Roberts: #556 557, 558
Communion Distribution: 509, All who hunger, gather gladly (HOLY MANNA)
        520, Taste and see (TASTE AND SEE)
Benediction Response: 80, You shall go out with joy (THE TREES OF THE FIELD)
Prelude: Hermann Schroeder, Intermezzo IV
Offertory: Marcel Dupre, Communion Antiphon V
Postlude: Pachelbel, Toccata in E Minor

New baptismal font

On June 8 FirstLight worship dedicated a new baptismal font for use in that service. Since beginning in 2007, FirstLight has “borrowed” the sanctuary font for water rites. Art De Jong perceived a need, began a conversation with key leaders in the congregation and then designed, built and donated a wood frame, glass bowl and glass pitcher for use in FirstLight. Art’s commitment to fostering FirstLight has been constant over the years, and this was a logical outgrowth of that commitment.  After consulting with Shannon Kershner and Mike Barker in February of this year, and getting approval from the Worship & Music ministry and Session, Art constructed the wood frame himself; he commissioned the bowl and pitcher from John Miquel Almaguer of Asheville. We are thankful to Art for his long-standing commitment to worship at FirstLight, his generosity in offering and creating this fine piece of liturgical furniture, and to God for bringing this fruit to bear.

Music for 062214

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

            Alabare

Opening Song

            Come all you people

            Praise to the Lord, the almighty

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession

            We sing of your glory

Offertory

            Love the Lord (Lincoln Brewster)

Closing Song

            Christ beside me
             

11AM

Hymns

            35, Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty (LOBE DEN HERREN)

            737, Lord Jesus, you shall be my song (LE PETITES SOEURS)

            702, Christ be beside me (BUNESSAN)

Confession Response

            We sing of your glory (STF 2011)

Doxology

606, Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: Arr. Paul Manz, Voluntary on BUNESSAN

Offertory:   Johann Walther, Lobe den Herren

Postlude:  Johann Walther, Concerto in D, Allegro

Music for worship 051114

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Bless the Lord, O My soul (Ten-thousand reasons)

Opening Song
Shout to the north

Confession
Dayenu

Scripture/Proclamation
Thy word

Offertory   
Not to us

Closing Song    
The wonderful cross
 
11 AM
Hymns
234, Come, you faithful raise the strain (ST KEVIN)
44, Like a mother who has borne us (AUSTIN)
240, Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks (ALLELUIA NO 1)

Confession
581, Glory be to the Father (GREATOREX)

Anthem at the readings
Thomas Matthews, The Lord is my shepherd
Alice Keith Knowles, soprano
...I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow my all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Arr. Larry Visser (b. 1962), Voluntary on CRIMOND
“A minor-key setting of the tune associated with Psalm 23, found at GtG #801”
Offertory:  Arr. Valerie Stephenson, Christ triumphant, alleluia
Adult Handbells
Postlude:  Arr. Larry Visser, Rondo on CRIMOND

Music for 050414

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Shout to the Lord

Opening Song
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord (in D)

Confession
Halle, halle, hallelujah (STF 2026)

Psalm/Canticle
Psalm 116: I love the Lord; he heard my cry

Offertory
Lead me to the cross

Communion
Distribution: GtG 507, Come to the table of grace

Closing Song    
You are holy, you are whole 

11 AM
Hymns
246, Christ is alive! (TRURO)
596, You are holy (DU AR HELIG)

Introit
413, Come into God’s presence
Confession

240, Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks (refrain only)
Psalmody/Canticle

Psalm 116: #655, What shall I render to the Lord (MARTYRDOM)

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)

Communion
Distribution:
507, Come to the table of grace
508, Come to the table

Benediction
80, You shall go out with joy (THE TREES OF THE FIELD)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Jay Ungar, Ashoken Farewell
Brooke Alexander, violin
Offertory:  Mark Shepperd, Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Postlude:  Jacques Lemmens, Fanfare

Music for 042714

I am away this weekend and leaving music leadership in the capable hands of Andy Gwynn (830AM) and Mary Norton (11AM). That coupled with "low Sunday," makes for one of the most pared down music lists of the year. Pete Peery from the Montreat Conference Center will be the preacher.

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

            This is the day

Every time I feel the Spirit (in D)

Opening Song

            The heart of worship

Confession

            Glory, glory, hallelujah

Offertory

            Down to the river to pray

Closing Song    

Wade in the water (STF 2107)

11 AM

 

Hymns

248, Christ is risen, shout hosanna! (HYMN TO JOY)

257, The risen Christ (WOODLANDS)

817, We walk by faith and not by sight (DUNLAP’S CREEK)

Confession

            581, Glory be to the Father (GLORIA PATRI)

Doxology

            Praise God from whom all blessings flow (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)

            image

Instrumental/Organ Music

            Prelude: TBA Mary Norton

Offertory:  TBA Mary Norton

Postlude:  TBA Mary Norton

Music for 033014

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Turn your eyes upon Jesus (in F)
Turn my heart, O God

Opening Song
Marvelous light

Prayer of Confession Response
Surely it is God who saves me (STF 2030)

Psalmody/Canticle
Psalm 23: 473 GtG, Shepherd me, O God

Offertory
Walk in the light

Communion
Distribution: All who are thirsty

Closing Song
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound (in F)
            
11AM
Hymns
396, Brethren, we have met to worship (HOLY MANNA)
649, Amazing grace, how sweet the sound (AMAZING GRACE)

Introit
Arr. Archibald Davison, Who made ocean, earth and sky?
Robert Leaf, Now everybody sing
Carol Choir

Response to Forgiveness
71, Surely it is God who saves me (refrain) (FIRST SONG)

Psalmody/Canticle
Psalm 23: # 803 GtG, My shepherd will supply my need (RESIGNATION)

Anthem at the readings
Claude L. Bass, In him there was something special
Aerie Singers

Doxology
606, Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: William Reynolds, Let all sounding things praise the Lord
Aerie Singers
Offertory: Come thou fount of every blessing
Adult Handbells
Postlude:  John Stanley, Trumpet Voluntary

Music for 031614

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
I lift my eyes up

Opening Song
Mighty to save

Prayer of Confession Response
Jubilate, everybody

Scripture/Proclamation
Listen to the word that God has spoken

Offertory
Is anyone thirsty (Kendrick)

Communion
Distribution: For everyone born

Closing Song
Be thou my vision

11AM
Hymns
49, The God of Abraham praise (LEONI)
450, Be thou my vision (SLANE)

Response to Forgiveness
Jubilate, everybody

Psalmody/Canticle
Psalm 121: GtG 45, I to the hills will lift my eyes (DUNDEE)

Doxology
606, Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Healy Willan (1880-1968), Voluntary on DUNDEE

Offertory: Brian Lewis, Agnus Dei
…qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Postlude:  CS Lang (1891-1971), Tuba Tune

Front lines of hunger, second in a series

During Lent we are focusing on hunger and the need for clean water in the US and around the world. Part of that emphasis includes acknowledging and celebrating and learning more about people who are trying to make a difference locally, in the US and around the world on the front lines of hunger relief and making clean water available to all. Today is Sara Miles:

Sara Miles founded the food pantry at St Gregory Nyssa in California several years ago and is now the church's director of ministry. Since that time she has become an practical-minded spokesperson on issues of food and hunger in the US.  Her most recent book (February 2014) is City of God: Faith in the Streets.   

This quote appears on the St. Gregory website:   

“Honeydew melons. Purple and green plums. Peaches, nectarines, spinach, yellow tomatoes, red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, artichokes, lettuce, potatoes, onions, scallions, crookneck squash, pears, stringbeans, okra, apples, broccoli, mangoes, zucchini....on Fridays, our sanctuary is a vision of God’s ridiculous, over-the-top abundance. And packing up the leftovers to take down to the soup kitchen, or to serve at coffee hour on Sunday; wrestling boxes of watermelons or composting crates of overripe apricots, we can reflect with new understanding on St. Gregory of Nyssa’s observation that ‘the fruit of mercy yields much fruit.’
 

“Outside the pantry our people are gathering. A bunch of second-graders chasing each other up and down the sidewalk, screeching happily. A cluster of Moldavian refugees. A very sick prostitute and her faithful, exhausted friend, sitting together on the steps sharing a cigarette. Some gossipy Salvadoran moms; a few tattooed ex-cons; an old woman with her Bible. We set up a table outside with pitchers of cool water and glasses, and talk with everyone. People start to go in to get groceries: some give us stacks of plastic bags, or offer to take a turn helping at the table. A few have brought food—a couple slices of birthday cake, a box of powdered milk, some extra cans of corn-- to share.
 

“It takes so little to see God in this world. You just have to open the door.”