A Treasure in the Room

I attended a beautiful concert by Sara Beth Thomas in a friend's home this weekend. During her intro, she mentioned a familiar picture: an artist playing their heart out in the corner of a club while no one paid much attention at all. As she played, I watched a room full of people 100% tuned in, 100% giving and 100% receiving. And as I sat there, I pictured Sara Beth playing this exact same concert in the corner of that club — no one in the room aware of the treasure, the gift, she was creating. But the thing is, I know she'd still do it. Not because she's generous (although she is). Generosity isn't enough reason to do all of that. She'd still do it because that's who she is. And that's the gift, isn't it? Sara Beth would play like this in the corner of a bar, and if the bar weren't there, she'd do it at home. The gift she shares with us isn't her music. It's her courage. Courage to be who she is. She just happened to be doing it this time in a room where people chose to notice. The…