Covered In Singing

“The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you.  He will rejoice over you.  You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you.”  Zephaniah 3:17

My sister made a beautiful prayer quilt for my dear friend.  My friend is a gifted musician, and the quilt was made with fabric printed with music.  It was a joy to present this gift to my friend as she begins the journey of cancer treatments.  The quilt has many individual strings that are tied and as a person tied the string in a knot, the person said a prayer for the receiver of the quilt.  My friend will wrap up in this quilt as she receives her treatment, and she will feel that she is covered in prayer.

My friend is gifted in music and prayer.  It is a joy to pray with her and feel the closeness of her heart to her Heavenly Father.  The joy of the Lord radiates from her in prayer and when she sings and leads others in worship and praise.  Music is in her heart.

Prayer is the music of our souls.  We develop a rhythm to our prayer life and create a harmony between our heart and God’s.  Words are not always needed in our expression to God, and God does not always answer in audible words.  Prayer and music are universal languages that are not just spoken but felt and experienced.

Music is woven into the fabric of my being and life.  I grew up with my mom playing stacks of gospel quartet records on our stereo.  I enjoyed the hymns of worship and Sunday School in my little home church.  Vacation Bible School songs are still in my heart today.  Music is played daily in my home and always in my vehicle.  When words fail me in prayer and worship, a song will express how I feel and provide the avenue to truly glorify God.

Songs can assist us in expressing our feelings and emotions. Music sparks memories within us, and we associate certain songs with people and events. No matter the type of music, there are songs that will speak to you and allow you to feel what your heart has trouble expressing.  Music helps to heal our souls.

God loves to sing over us too.  The Scripture in Zephaniah tells us that God will sing and be joyful about us.  I believe God sings through nature too.  In the wind through the trees and all His creation.  God loves to sing so God created birds that sing such a melody of joy.  Each morning, I hear the robins sing their songs of joy that a new day has begun. 

I have an app on my phone that recognizes the sounds of all the different birds.  Each one has their unique song to sing, and I am learning to recognize some of the bird calls.  The birds cover my morning runs with singing, and they close out my porch sitting evenings with songs.  The birds remind me that music is within all of God’s creation and creatures.  God sings over us, that is, God covers us with the songs of nature and God created the songs of life that He wants us to sing with Him.

Sometimes, our song is sad and filled with deep sorrow and pain, but we still can sing.  Sometimes our song is filled with joy and thankfulness, and we sing songs of praise and glorify God.  No matter how we feel, we can always sing, and God hears every word and feeble attempt.  I believe sometimes God holds us and sings to us through His Holy Spirit a reassuring melody that He is always with us and will never leave us.  No matter what you are going through right now, know that God is covering you in His song of love and comfort.

You are covered in singing.  So keep singing and listening to the Lord sing over you.

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