"Thank you for another great VIP rehearsal!"

Mackenzie often says "Thank you for another great VIP rehearsal" during our end-of-rehearsal devotional time. She has been offering this praise since her early days as a 6th grade VIP -- and boy, that seems like a long time ago.

There are times - like last night - when I wholeheartedly agree with her. When rehearsal is good, it's AWESOME. When those VIPs are present, focused, working hard, and healthy, rehearsal is an amazing place.

There are also times when Mackenzie has offered this statement of praise, and I've wondered to myself, "Were we AT the same rehearsal?" There are nights when I think rehearsal is not great at all. Granted, those nights are few and far between - but still, they exist.

And yet - Mackenzie praises God all the same. It's a powerful witness.

I am grateful for Mackenzie's ability to see the greatness of God's work in every situation. There have been many a time when her devotional has lifted me up, soothed my soul, or helped me to see things a little differently... after all, my perspective on the greatness of the rehearsal is just that: my perspective. Mackenzie sees things differently -- and for that, I praise God.