That’s it. That’s the post. God created us to be relational. God created us to encourage one another. God created us to look out for each other.

A week ago I had the privilege of attending my son’s concert performance. He was blessed enough to receive a solo part.

If you know me I notice the little things most. The little things to me are what is most important. The performance was amazing. Mr. Poemoceah did a fantastic job preparing the students. The music; animation; etc, was all done very well.

But, something else entirely stuck out to me more than any of that. Each time one of the students had a speaking part; solo part; instrumental part; etc. they acknowledged one other first thing. During the concert. In a very subtle manner. You saw little “low 5’s”. You saw “thumbs up”. You saw “pats on the back”. You saw “huge smiles”. Every single student received those as they went back to their spot on the stage. From everyone they passed. It wasn’t a matter of giving their friends encouragement. They were just giving each other encouragement. Whether or not it was their best performance, or whether or not they stumbled a few times, ALL of them got the same response.

One of the students, in particular, had a very rough time. When the song started, they got choked up and an itch in their throat. It made singing the solo very difficult for them. They struggled the entire time. However, they never stopped singing. They never stopped trying. And they didn’t quit.

When the song was over, all of the students gave encouragement as they went back to their place. At the end of the concert, instead of going to their seats; instead of going to their classes; instead of going to their parents; a large group of them surrounded the student giving them love and encouragement. They all have been there. They all have had that experience. And they knew, in that moment, the most important thing was to look out for one another.

As we left that evening, that was the one thing that my son talked about. Feeling bad for that student. Wanting to pray for them that they would be okay. Yes, we talked about how well he did. Yes, we talked about how well the entire choir did. But, he also spoke to his wanting to be an encouragement.

We should follow the example that Kid’s Choir set for us. Look out for one another. Be there for one another. Encourage one another. Pray for one another.

It’s how God created us. It’s how God wants us to treat one another.

That’s it. That’s the blog.