“The beginning of the path to finding God is awareness. Not simply awareness of the ways that you can find God, but an awareness that God desires to find you.” - Fr. James Martin, “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything”

At last night’s gig, a gentelman named Bobby stop me. Bobby spoke about how he observed people sit back and relax in their seats when we began to play. He said that he could feel energy from the bandstand to him, almost inviting him to find joy. Bobby spoke that we’re all on a journey, and the journey is made brighter by our music.

In my journey to find a state of life where I can express my heartfelt benevolence for people to achieve their maximum possible fulfillment from the music we make, I believe I’ve also learned that those people I seek to serve want to find me.

I bet the same is true for me.

Last modified on 2026-02-15