Leading worship = Opportunities for humility

Here is a quote that Sam and I have gotten a kick out of:

"On the one hand, corporate worship may be made ineffectual by church members who never pray at home, who come to church waiting to be entertained, who are inwardly marking a scorecard instead of participating in worship, who love mere tradition (or mere innovation!) more than truth, who are so busy that their minds are cluttered with the press of the urgent, who are nurturing secret bitterness and resentments in the dark recesses of their minds. On the other hand, corporate worship may be poor primarily because of those who are leading." - D.A. Carson


The reason I find that so amusing is because this is pretty much how I usually feel when attempting to lead music: