Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. ... Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with
singing (Psalm 100)
I love to sing. When I was a little girl, I roamed the woods
behind my house singing “This Land is Your Land” and other songs I’d learned in
school. These days in my classroom, I find myself bursting into song when some
word or phrase reminds me of a lyric and I just have to sing a line or two. My
students have learned to indulge me, and occasionally one sings along with me!
Two of our grandchildren have spent a lot of time with us
lately while their house is getting some repairs, and I love to hear them
singing and humming while they play. There is maybe nothing as sweet as
children’s voices singing.
But my favorite singing is on Sunday morning with our church
family. The large group makes enough noise that I don’t worry too much about
having every note right, and the musicians that accompany us are a joy to watch
as they clearly are moved by the words and message.
I read recently a man speaking derisively of his notion of
heaven and “harp music.” He allowed that it would be boring to someone raised
on fiddle music. Who knows? Maybe there are fiddles in heaven, or perhaps there
are instruments we know nothing of. While I cannot really picture what it will
be like to sing in the very presence of God, I can’t imagine that it will be
boring! It’s during exalting song services at church, in fact, that I can best
believe heaven will be joyful and satisfying.
One of my dear cousins recently moved from this life into
God’s presence. He was a singer. One of his brothers made the comment on
facebook, “Now Marvin and Mom are singing together again.” I don’t know if this is true. I fully believe
that both these loved ones are in God’s presence, but I don’t really know what
that looks like. If Marvin and Sandy,
his mother, are singing together, I will certainly be excited to get there
myself—wherever it is.
In the meantime, I am so thankful for music on earth. Let’s
go this week with a song—or two—in our hearts!
--Sherry Poff
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