Sing The Wondrous Story
"I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord, singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds." —Psalm 26:6-7
The calendar moves on, and we are quickly closing in on my favorite time of the year—Lent. It may seem odd that a time of repentance and fasting would be anyone’s favorite time. What good can come from focusing on our faults for 40 days?
No good can come from us simply looking for all of our faults. It can only bring depression and malaise. But Lent is not a time to focus on our shortcomings, rather it is a time to focus on Christ, and on his sacrifice for us. Then, with an attitude of grateful joy, we look to ourselves and see how we might become more like him. This should be a hopeful time, a time of overflowing gratitude for what Christ has done for us.
I invite you to participate in all of our Lenten opportunities this year. With all of the emotional heaviness we experience in our culture, this season is a great opportunity to stir up our gratitude and our joy.
I specifically want to invite you—yes, you— to come and participate in the Cantata Choir as we meditate through song on the wondrous story.
I know what you’re thinking. Really, I do. It goes something like this, “Me sing? He wouldn’t say that if he heard me. I only sing with the radio in the privacy of my own car, or in the shower.” But here is a little known fact: The level of singing talent required to perform is indirectly proportional to the number of people you have singing with you (It’s the law of averages and simply physics). This means if you can sing “happy birthday” with a group of people, you’re entirely qualified!
The calendar moves on, and we are quickly closing in on my favorite time of the year—Lent. It may seem odd that a time of repentance and fasting would be anyone’s favorite time. What good can come from focusing on our faults for 40 days?
No good can come from us simply looking for all of our faults. It can only bring depression and malaise. But Lent is not a time to focus on our shortcomings, rather it is a time to focus on Christ, and on his sacrifice for us. Then, with an attitude of grateful joy, we look to ourselves and see how we might become more like him. This should be a hopeful time, a time of overflowing gratitude for what Christ has done for us.
I invite you to participate in all of our Lenten opportunities this year. With all of the emotional heaviness we experience in our culture, this season is a great opportunity to stir up our gratitude and our joy.
I specifically want to invite you—yes, you— to come and participate in the Cantata Choir as we meditate through song on the wondrous story.
I know what you’re thinking. Really, I do. It goes something like this, “Me sing? He wouldn’t say that if he heard me. I only sing with the radio in the privacy of my own car, or in the shower.” But here is a little known fact: The level of singing talent required to perform is indirectly proportional to the number of people you have singing with you (It’s the law of averages and simply physics). This means if you can sing “happy birthday” with a group of people, you’re entirely qualified!