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Remember when you were a kid, and your mom would try to get you out of bed? When that happened, I would always mutter “five more minutes” and bury my head under the pillow. I enjoyed the sleep so much, I didn’t want it to end.

That’s how I feel when I see “Behold the Lamb of God.” The evening starts where I’m glad to see friends, then I get excited about seeing some of my favorite songwriters. Then I see the awesomeness in the fact that the Christmas story is true. Then it ends, and I want to see it again.

This week has been much like those rare mornings when Mom would actually let me sleep another five minutes. I got to see BTLOG on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night. Each time I left the venue thinking that I wish I could see it again. Last night, the final night of the tour for me, I left a little sad, knowing it would be 11 months before seeing that show again. At least I’ve got the DVD.

I’m not usually very good with words, especially those pesky adjectives. Trying to review the show 3 different times has been difficult for me. Some nights the band plays better than other nights. Some nights the sound is better than other nights. Some nights the “in the round” portion goes better than other nights.

I’m reminded of what Randall Goodgame told Andrew Peterson when Andrew was putting the songs together. Andrew, concerned that he wouldn’t do the story justice, was told that he can’t mess it up. There’s a lot of truth in that statement. When you tell God’s story, the way it actually happened, you just can’t ruin it. So the little echo in an auditorium, and the vocalist fighting a cold, and the guitar pick that breaks in the middle of a song just fade into insignificance because the story being told is a true story.

The BTLOG tour is still out on the road. They’re in Florida tonight and tomorrow, then they’ll have a show in Ohio, North Carolina, and then South Carolina before the month is through. If they’re anywhere near you, I’d encourage you to go out and see it. If they’re not near you, go listen to the songs on Andrew’s web site. Or, if you’re near me and you want to see the DVD, I’d be glad to loan my copy to you.