506-word version:
He stood there on the small stage of the church where the service was being held. He had his acoustic guitar strapped around his shoulder, and he sang beautifully with his eyes closed. There was no physical barrier between him and the congregation; he had no music sheet in front of him. I sat in front of him, thinking, ‘I want to do that, too.’

Immanuel, a guitarist at my church five years ago, was the very person who shattered the concept of music that was instilled in my mind from childhood...

443-word version:
He stood there on the small stage of the church where the service was being held. He had his acoustic guitar strapped around his shoulder, and he sang beautifully with his eyes closed. There was no physical barrier between him and the congregation; he had no music sheet in front of him. I sat in front of him, thinking, ‘I want to do that, too.’

Immanuel, a guitarist at my church five years ago, was the very person who shattered the concept of music that was instilled in my mind from childhood...