CREATIVE PRAISE

 

            We entered the auditorium of Fourth Baptist Church in Plymouth, Minnesota, in great anticipation. Let the Children Praise, a choir directed by Al Hawkins, would be performing. We had heard the choir before and knew the afternoon would be a tremendous blessing.

            To our surprise, another performance would make the day even better. The first part of the concert featured soloists who had sung with the children’s choir in previous years. One of those soloists was someone we recognized immediately.

            Brianne Ulrich presented two piano solos, Liebestraum, by Franz List, and All Creatures of Our God and King, by Ralph Vaughn Williams.

            Brianne’s mother came from our church in Missoula, Montana, to Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and met her husband there. When I taught speech at Northwestern University, St. Paul, Brianne was a student in my class. She went on from Northwestern to earn a degree from the Boston Conservatory of Music.

            What a joy! The music was tremendous, the fellowship was sweet, and the thrill of seeing the success of a young person in whose life our ministry had played even a small part was a blessing.

            The children did not disappoint either. They were wonderful.