Can’t Wait to Sing

One of the great thrills of our Holy Land trip was the sound of our voices singing God’s praises. It could be in places such as the Garden Tomb, or at an ancient city. It would be on the bus every morning and even when we were just traveling down the road. But the most memorable was in some of the churches where the sound would go on ringing forever.
As we traveled, I remembered something that I once read by
Donald Hustad. He once wrote: “Somehow, about 40% of churchgoers seem to have picked up the idea that ‘singing in the church is for singers.’ The truth is that ‘singing is for believers.’ The relevant question is not, “Do you have a voice?” but “do you have a song?”
Now I realize what made our voices rise to such heights. We had something so powerful to sing about that every voice would resound with great joy. We knew that this special place would glorify God if we would just lift our voices filled with the Holy Spirit that was dwelling inside.

Mid-week Prayer

Holy God, let our voices always ring with joy. Not just in the Holy Land of Israel, but in the Holy Land of our town, jobs, and family. Let us know the joy of having the “song of the Resurrected Jesus” ringing in our hearts. We pray this in the blessed name of Your Holy Son. Amen.

This has been Rev. Jim Massey. Go ahead and sing, no matter where you are. If you are afraid people might not like your voice, then sing for the One who knows the joy that sounds in your witness. See you next week in another Mid-week Epistle.