Sunday, July 24, 2016

Dear God,

One song can revise and reconstruct the human heart.  One song can renew the mind of a lost traveler.  One song can reinvigorate a weary soul.  Whether for ourselves or others, one song can make a difference.

It was during the morning hymn sing when a church member requested the song Let There Be Peace that we could feel a slight change.  Although we always sit while we sing, suddenly everyone stood as I challenged them to sing it as a prayer for the world.  I felt the shift inside myself and in others as we all thought about the whole world and not just our corner of it.

Jesus, you are one song, the song of hope, the song of faith, and the song of peace.  When we sing your song, we are not just singing a song, but proclaiming our faith and our trust and belief in you.  Your song can make butterflies out of hungry caterpillars.  Your song can raise the dead to new life.  Your song can build a firm foundation upon which to stand.

As we sing we are one with you and one another.  We feel your melding presence at work within us. We know we are yours as you wrap your arms around us and breathe into us the rich life of faith.

Wondrous God,
thank you
for Sunday mornings,
for worship,
for prayer,
and for singing.
Thank you
for your song
that can
transform us.
Thank you
for the blessing
of singing together.

Love always, Andrea