A taste of heaven...

I've been at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit Conference for the last day or two. We've been hearing great speakers like Michael Porter, Harvard Business Professor, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, and Colin Powell speaking on various leadership issues. It has been a great time of continued learning and inspiration as a leader.

Between speakers, they have been touching on various social issues and artists. Yesterday they had the African Children's Choir perform--a group of African orphaned children who travel the world raising money and representing the plight of all African children. There's something about Africa and something about these issues that deeply touches my heart. It made me cry but not just mourning for the pain of the children--that was definitely there, but there were also tears for the beauty of their dancing, their singing, and their childlike joy. There were also tears for the beauty of the justice being brought to the world through their music. Justice of the hope and the education it provides to children. I think this is a little glimpse of what the world was meant to be--a little taste of heaven.

Today, they opened with Erik Mongrain, a Canadian musician and composer. He began playing and I think everyone was caught in this beautiful moment of surprise over the beauty and innovation of his music. It made me cry. This is just a taste of what the world was designed to be I think--a little taste of heaven.

Check it out:
http://erikmongrain.com/News.asp

Well, I better start listening again. :)