Last weekend, I interviewed music students parading at the Pageant of Bands in Sherburne, NY.

More than 20 bands, from 20 different school districts came to perform at the event. Music brought them together.

“It’s interesting visiting new places and meeting new friends,” said a student from Mexico Central School, in Oswego County, NY.

He’d practiced and memorized the song, Ants Marching, along with his peers and they performed wonderfully. All the paraders were enjoyed.

It’s fun to see the harmony, unity, and joy embodied by youth. It was nice to see the gratitude and pleasure embodied by spectators. I saw it as God’s work.