The Biola Symphonic Winds had a wonderful concert this past Saturday. It was amazing how everyone worked together in the past two and a half weeks. Was God behind all of this? It seems that everything "fell into place".

But often I am shy to ask a person on how they knew God's hand was in their experience.

To point out general extremes, assuming that God exists, one is that God pulls the strings of puppets, and the other is that we do all the work. A weaker version of the former is that man is so unworthy that only God can justly receive praise in work.

So in reflection the director of the Symphonic Winds, Robert Feller, thanked his good friends for their help, especially his wife in a special romantic moment, and he thanked the Winds as well. Another member of the ensemble commented on how she saw godly character in each of us. No puppet strings/possession here.

Did we do all the work ourselves? It looks like it to myself, but maybe there are some clues in God's role through that member's observation of our godly character. One, we act like God because we are made in His image. Self-sacrifice, charity, servanthood, diversity, and unity were all there. Two, this image is restored by the work of the Spirit of Christ, the risen Lord.

Perhaps God is involved in a hierarchial manner, by providentially delegating responsibilities to each of us and encouraging us to act in a manner that is worthy of Him.

When does the Creator of the universe act in His fullness (whereas this past experience of mine seems not as direct intervention of God, whatever that is)?

More thoughts for later...