I loved that Michael and Amy began the concert with the song “Stay for a While.”
Time carries on;
I guess it always will,
But deep inside my heart
Time stands still.
I guess it always will,
But deep inside my heart
Time stands still.
Stay for awhile.
Well, it’s good to see your smile,
And I love your company.
Stay for awhile.
And remember the days gone by;
For a moment it can seem
Just the way it used to be.
I loved that they sang so many of the songs I “grew up” on….”El Shaddai,” “Thy Word,” “Angels Watching Over Me,” “Alleluia,” “Rocketown,” “Emmanuel,” “Secret Ambition,” “Everywhere I Go,” “Find a Way,” “Sing Your Praise to the Lord” and more.
I loved that they both played their instruments so well, and that they did not down play their faith. It was so refreshing to hear them give all glory to Christ on stage; to have Michael lead the whole audience in some of the familiar praise and worship songs of today. So awesome that the Church, the Bride, can gather like that ~ from all different churches and locations and spontaneously join together in songs of praise to our Bridegroom. (in Boston, MA no less)
I loved that for the encore they came out dressed in the fashions that went with their previous and familiar albums ~ the argyle for Michael; the animal print for Amy. And what else for the encore songs but “Lead Me On” and “Friends” ?
So yes….for one wonderful evening it did seem just the way it used to be.
But there was more….
Before the concert, Christie and I went to the North End (Boston’s Little Italy) and had an amazing dinner. It was Christie’s birthday, so the evening called for a trip to one of her favorite places in the city.
And no evening in the North End is complete without a trip to Mike’s Pastry! Christie got her cannoli, (not the new lobstercream cannoli, though?!?) and I had gelato. Then we hopped on the subway and made it to our seats just as Amy began to sing. I reached down to turn off my phone, and saw that I had a text message from another Amy and Michael fan ~ my husband who was in Princeton, NJ at the time speaking at a church retreat there. It read….
“Hope you have a great time with El Shaddai and don’t wind up turning into a Fat Baby, but instead go Straight Ahead to the House of Love.”
Ha Ha! Oh, such sweet memories…..and deep inside my heart, time stands still.
I've been singing the song all week long and always will. Thanks, Mel, for the special trip down memory lane…I, too, "grew up" on these sweet love songs to God and learned the beauty of our El Shaddai. So glad you could have this reunion and that you were refreshed. As I've already said, "deep inside my heart time stands still." Love and blue skies from K&J