I am more and more convinced as time goes on, that no amount of praying can save us from disgrace if we have neglected to put in the necessary time and effort for tasks. It is natural law, God's prescriptions to teach us how to live and work, and be models of His nature.

You reap what you sow, and should not try to reap when you didn't sow. Church musicians, espeicially, ought to realise that. I wonder why we don't...