Sunday, May 25, 2014

Dear God,

I want to die singing your song!  As we sang our favorite hymns in worship this morning, my heart soared as I felt a powerful sense of your living spirit.  I wanted to shout, cry out, and pay homage to you for all your mighty deeds.  I feel the closest to you when I sing your song.

I am positive music is one of your greatest gifts!  Songs of faith not only make us ponder your wonders; they call us to deeper levels of love, mercy, and prayer.  They offer us ways to release our troubles and celebrate our triumphs.  They inspire us to smile, to breathe in your presence, and to make a witness to your great spirit at work in human lives.  They motivate us to love our neighbor whether we like them or not.  They move us to rethink our beliefs and to allow you to become larger than ourselves.  Songs of faith help us remove the clutter and debris we store up in our souls, that stuff that keep us from really living.

When my health has been in real peril, you sent angels to sing to me.  When my days on earth are nearly over, please give me the ability to sing one last song to you.

Loving God,
thank you
for music
that transforms.
Thank you
for the sound
of people singing
your song.
Thank you
for the joy
songs of faith give.
Thank you
for being
the song
we sing.

Love always, Andrea