Don't Miss the Concert

Joshua Bell found a place at the DC Metro Station where he could set up shop for the day as a violin player. Clad in blue jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt, and a baseball cap, he took his instrument from his case, left the case open, dropped a couple of dollars in it as seed money, and he began to play.

Subway passengers heard Mozart and other classics as they hurried to their destinations. Most paid Joshua no attention as they rushed through the station to catch a train. By the end of the afternoon, Joshua had collected $32 for entertaining thousands of DC citizens.

It was part of a project by The Washington Post that the editors called "an experiment in context, perception, and priorities, as well as an unblinking assessment of public taste. In a banal setting, at an inconvenient time, would beauty transcend?"

What I didn't tell you is that Joshua Bell is a world-renown violinist. His violin was a rare Stradivarius worth over $3 million. Three days prior to his impromptu concert in the DC Metro Station, Bell played to a sold out crowd at Boston's Symphony Hall. Seats for his concert were $100 each.

Do you stop and pay attention to what God might be doing around you or are you too busy? Can God speak to you through ordinary people or do you have to hear it from pastors of large churches with a Doctor in front of their name or an international TV ministry? Do you hear God speaking to you through everyday events or do you wait for him to speak to you on Sunday mornings? Does God speak to you through a blue collar guy just scraping by or do you have to hear from God through a best-selling author?

How many times have you missed the music because you were too busy trying to get to your next destination? Just a thought...