We got there early and sat in the front row, surrounded by
cellists eager to enjoy a feast served up by maestros of the instrument. In the
humble surroundings of the arts centre known as The Barn, three miles down the
road from us, a cello trio of consummate professionals were performing as part
of the Aboyne Cello Festival.
The technical expertise was dazzling. The musicality
mesmerising. The joy palpable. I smiled throughout the evening, especially as
one of the cellists rose rhythmically from her bench as she became fully
immersed and engaged in the piece they were playing. Vivaldi, Beethoven, Faure …
incredible virtuosity finishing with a playful romp through the title song of
Oklahoma. They made it look so easy…
How refreshing it is to be in the presence of creative
genius! The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. How gracious is our Lord
to inspire creativity and skill in us, his humble creatures. It is so easy to
focus on the wickedness abroad in the world rather than celebrating that which
is beautiful and good.
Jesus told those who were seeking to trap him, to give the
coin which bore Caesar’s image to Caesar, and to give God what bore his image:
their lives and love and loyalty. May my eyes focus on the joy and beauty of
God as revealed through us his creatures today, and not on the misery and evil
inspired by the enemy.
I’m still smiling.
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