Thursday, May 16, 2013

Dear God,

How can a song penetrate the human heart uncovering the soft spot of the soul?  How can it speak in ways that awaken the soul and move it to great joy?

Tonight at our church choir practice we sang a song arranged especially in honor of our pastor, choir director, and instrumentalists.  And Can It Be speaks of amazing love that piqued your desire to express your love on the cross.

Because there were 25 of us in a choir loft that really should only hold about 19 or 20, we were squeezed together but we sang as if there were 100 temporarily lifting the rafters because we were singing the tenets of our own personal faith.  We sang with all we had because we believed in what we were singing.  Touched by your amazing love so very many times in life, it seemed so natural to sing it out, to proclaim it, and to receive and give it.

My heart was so full that I kept on singing all the way home.

Glorious God,
you are
the author
of great joy.
You fill us up
with your
living presence
and then
pour us out
to the world.
You touch hearts
and open souls.
Thank you,
thank you,
thank you!

Love, Andrea