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Two things you should know about me before you continue reading:

1. Dori has absolutely no sense of rhythm.

And the nominated winner as singer for the Christmas play is

2. Dori cannot sing.

At all .

DORI!
Ridiculous

I cant believe it!

Not in a million years!

Wha? Me? I cant sing for beans! Im tone deaf to boot!

Oh, Dori, youre not that bad! Besides, if youre singing, thatll give us time to practice one last time before coming on stage.

Argh! I dont think this is such a good idea or wise distribution of drama personnel or of talent or lack thereof or even safe.

Lord, I dont know why on earth Im the one with this part, but if thats the way its gotta be, please anoint me for this role.

Right lets do this!

Here ya go!

Um, what are these for?

Well, see, every time Cedric, the mime, hits one of the walls of the box, youre going to have to bang this cymbal as a sound effect.

Ive never heard of anything more complicated in my life! I have no rhythm! Oh, woe is me!

Youll do fine, Dori! Well pray for you.

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Two minutes before the show

Wow! A chick drummer. Hot!

I just hit the cymbals every now and then.

Uh, not exactly

Oh.

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I trembled in my seat as the music started, but when Cedric bumped into the invisible wall and my drum stick hit the cymbal for the first time, an incredible feeling of funand peace came over me!

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Ack, the singing! Id forgotten about this part.

Clap clap

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Whoa, that was fun!

Im not going to lie and say that God suddenly gave me the singing voice or skills of Phil Collins, but I will say that I didnt sound terrible. However, the beauty of my voice, or the lack of it, isnt the point Im trying to bring across.

Okay, Jesus, please help me to sing like I need to.

Because I figured something out that day.

no, Hell never leave you, even if you try to hide

I discovered that it didnt matter if I had a great voice or not, or if I could play drums or not...

...because Jesus didnt need those things to use me. If He did, I wouldnt have been up

on that stage. Perhaps Madonna would have been, or the drummer from Muse, or any other number of talented musicians. But they werent. And Jesus used me in spite of my lacks to reach those people that day. He used me to sing Prince of Peace. He used me to share His love with those kids. And as a result, I did something I was proud of that day!

I was!

As far as Im concerned, Madonna can keep her voice and the drummer from Muse can keep his sense of rhythm. I dont need them. Ive got my little drum kit, and my little squeak of a voice, and my stage fright, and my shaking knees

and I know Someone who can make use of them!

Originally published December 2009; updated. Illustrations by Krome. Design by Stefan Merour. Copyright 2011 by The Family International