I am sitting in my sister's back porch this Saturday morning up in Chicago. We are here because of fulfilling a final birthday present for Patti's birthday (back in April - some birthday's last longer than others!). We went to the Broadway musical performance of "Fiddler on the Roof," at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago. As musicals go, this one is very good (obviously not as good as a Cardinal's baseball game - but that is a different issue).
The real reason we went was to see Chaim Topol, who played Tevye in the original 1971 movie. This is billed as his farewell tour, and we enjoyed it emmensly. Upon researching I discovered that he is 73 years old and has been performing his role as Tevye over 2500 times. We went with my sister Denise and her husband Tim, their middle daughter Lauren (who is a Sophmore at Wheaton) and her boyfriend Tommy.
Here is a sentence in the literature that I read, "It is notable however, that Topol is often replaced by an understudy for the performance, particularly the daytime showings." Can you imagine the dissappointment of my wife if we had made plans, traveled up to Chicago, only to have an understudy?
Thankfully, when we turn to God we are never dissappointed because He is sick or tired. Whenever we call on the Lord, He is present and ready to meet our need. Hebrews 86:5-7 shares this amazing truth that when we call upon the Lord, He answers our prayers.
Tomorrow is Father's Day and we are going to honor and challenge each Dad present. Don't miss out!
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