Wednesday, November 13

Psalm 98:4-5
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
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I was asked in an interview once, "On a scale of one to ten, how good is your singing voice."  My preferred answer would have been, "I guess it depends on who you ask."  My safe answer was "A Five."  To someone with a trained voice or experience around good music, the expectations are higher.  To someone who just loves to bellow a song with joy and gusto, my voice is just terrific. I recall days in my high school and church choirs in which I was given solos.   I have also received anonymous notes telling me to keep my mouth shut when the singing starts.  It really does depend on who is listening and the standard that they have and expect.  There are people who say to me, "Oh, pastor, you wouldn't want to hear me sing."  Maybe, not.  Maybe I too would rate them on my scale of good to bad.  But given that God is listening to us all, perhaps, any sound at all is music to his ears. 
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Holy God, receive our songs.  Amen.