I dig these type of practical jokes/improvs! They’re SUPER creative. Well planned. Well executed. No one gets hurt. No one expects it. And the sheer scale and accomplishment of it amazes onlookers and actually brings a sense of awe and joy.
Check these out!!! (NOTE: You may want to silence the C2 Music first - go to bottom of page and hit Pause)
I WENT TO CATCH A TRAIN AND A MUSICAL BROKE OUT
FROZEN IN TIME
While I am fairly certain neither of these had any intention of reflecting the Divine, I think they do so in a few different ways...
- When people come face-to-face with the Creator there is an immediate sense of awe, wonderment, and joy with a lingering sense of mystery as well. The same is seen in the onlookers in these videos.
- The more we acknowledge and encounter the living God, the more amazed we are (the song "I Stand in Awe of You" comes to mind)... as if we can't take our eyes off of Him for fear of missing something grand! Same thing happened in the train stations... people were captivated!
- The sheer creativity of God is inspiring, captivating, exciting and moving! When we see a sunset/sunrise, a child run through a field of color, a lightning storm or the coming and going of each ocean wave we are enthralled! When the onlookers finally see what is up with the gags they are blown away at the creativity of such a performance!
Parents: These videos could be fun for an older child or teen to watch with you. Use the points above as talking points with your kids. Remind them that we are creative beings because we are made in the image of THE Creative God! We do not make things from nothing... painters use God's colors, musicians use His notes, actors use their God-given experiences and emotions, photographers capture His world and artists in general use the world which He Created to express their sense of awe and experiences within His world!
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We are waking up at the beach to the sounds of the ocean. I am in awe of Him and His creation. Great post.
How awesome! We just woke up at the beach yesterday (were there Thurs-Sun) and enjoyed His creation. Matter of fact, we used that time to retell the story of Christ's death and resurrection and my daughter (8) last night said "I believe that's real" and prayed and became a believer! God is grand and wonderful!!
What an awsome God we serve! My heart bursts with joy for your daughter!!!
Taken By Surprise! What a joy to watch these experiences and to see so many come together to work something out that seems impossible or perhaps ridiculous and make such a magnificent display!
Our God is full of magnificence and grand displays that we miss all of the time because we are so busy going about our life, hustling and bustling. If nothing else, these videos remind me of what can be done in just a few short minutes! Did you see the joy on the strangers faces, and how they could not help but bounce to the beat or clap their hands. Or in the frozen clip, strangers came together to talk about what was going on and people applauded this display of creativity! Amazing!
Thank you for sharing and as always, thanks for the parenting tip, I want to show this to my daughter! Brilliant post!
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