Moment of truth…

Many of you know that I don’t really care for germs. I’m really not that crazy with it, but I just don’t like them. I don’t sleep in a bubble at night or anything like that. I do wash my hands often and use lots of hand sanitizer though. Any way I can separate germs from me, I will try it. Well, I had a moment on Sunday that may forever change my life…

So on Sunday after our sound check, I went to the restroom like I do every week to re-tuck my shirt. Laugh all you want, but there are only a few things about clothing better than a freshly tucked shirt! Well I took my jacket off without thinking about my in ear monitor that I use while on the stage. I paid a pretty penny for those things. They are specifically molded for my ear. I love those monitors. Well before I could react, they were swimming in the toilet………………… There was a long pause. It seemed like an eternity. Could this really be happening? One of my greatest fears happening right here, right now. I thought long and hard about my next move. I reached down and grabbed the wire and pulled it out of the toilet. It was as if I could see some sort of germ house party happening immediately. I started to dry heave. Toilet water on my in ears! So I rushed over to the sink with incredible focus and precision like I was about transplant a new heart into an opened chest. I did what everyone else would have done. I turned on the faucet and ran water over the monitor. It was worth risking the damage to not have to just wipe it off with a paper towel, cause remember, that thing is going in my ear and I’m going on stage in T minus 10 minutes. So I cleaned it off, dried it, and did the test. I had to make sure it still worked. Remember in the movie Armageddon when Bruce Willis plugged in the nuke to blow up the asteroid that was pummeling through space towards earth and all of those memories of his daughter flashed through his mind?? That was me!

I recalled a song that gave me great comfort in my time of need. I started humming Jesus take the wheel right there in the bathroom. I felt peace fall on me like the morning dew. So I stuck the monitor in my ear and led worship for two services. Now my throat hurts and I have a runny nose. Luckily, the toilet contained only water. If not, I would have left North Campus in an ambulance…I ain’t kidding either…

-G-