You’ve gotta appreciate the effort. Years ago Eugene Ormandy was leading the Philadelphia Orchestra in a concert. Now conductors aren’t known for their ability to play any musical instrument. No conductor has ever released a top selling LP recording.

But on this occasion Eugene Ormandy dislocated his shoulder while conducting! We do not know what they were playing. Certainly not Mozart. Perhaps Stravinsky. At any rate, he was giving all of himself to it.

The question for each of us is, ‘When is the last time we ever dislocated anything?’ (car keys excluded). Perhaps we need a little extra oomph in what we do.

This story reminds me that Paul advised the Christians in Colosse, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17). Let’s see if we can dislocate something.

Tags: effort, work