i had a chance to see muthmath in Boulder last night. they put on an amazing show! how do i describe them?... electronic/reggae/new rock/...definitely a band that doesn't fit into a specific genre, which is something i really enjoy about them. they are not afraid to experiment with their sound and push the limits. i could go on about how much i like this band and that everyone should check them out...but what was especially fun about last night, was that i brought my brother Paul with me. Paul is someone who pushes limits too. or maybe it's just that he isn't aware of them. he has no reservations about going up to people and giving them a high five, shaking hands and introducing himself, or interacting with complete strangers as if they were old friends. he made me wait around afterwards until we had a chance to meet one of the band members (whose name also happened to be Paul, which of course, my brother LOVED the fact that he shares his name with him.)
i love this about Paul. nothing holds him back from people. even if people don't respond to him with the same geniune kindness, he isn't taken aback...he continues to love people. although he's now 17, he's still such a little "child" in so many ways. last night made me grasp more of why "the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." as an adult i can so easily let social and cultural trivialities trip me up--keep me from experiencing the full blessings God wants to give me, because my mind has social boundaries imbedded into it. "i can't talk to this person because they might think such and such about me." or even taken from a different perspective, why the "least" or the "last" will be the "first" in God's world. i saw last night people's different responses to Paul, some ignore him, some are little bit wierded out, or wipe their hands after he offered a handshake, but others accept his kindness and warm up to him in an instant. people only see the outside of him and aren't always sure what to do with him. yet God sees Paul in all his glory. i can't wait for that day when i can too. it will be a beautiful sight.
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