Let’s Keep Singing and Celebrating!
There’s something about Easter music that doesn’t just touch our ears and hearts — it reaches our souls!
This past Good Friday, our church was filled with somber voices, sacred scriptures, and the quiet reverence of communion — a holy reminder of the price our Lord paid so we wouldn’t have to.
I sat there keenly aware — this wasn’t a funeral. This was gratitude. This was love on full display.
And then came Easter morning. Oh my — everything changed. The same choir and orchestra didn’t just sing triumphantly — they lifted us. What began in solemn reflection rose into celebration — because the cross was never the end of the story.
But my mind drifted back — to a little girl (me) being gently shaken awake before sunrise. “Get up — it’s Easter.” That meant — we were going to Laurel Land Cemetery for a sunrise service! I remember it well.
Now think about that. Celebrating LIFE — in a place marked by death. Yet as the sun rose, something in my young heart understood — Jesus wasn’t there!
The grave had lost. Jesus had won. And if we didn’t sing about it?
Well — those rocks (and tombstones) might have cried out for us. (Luke 19:40)
Music has always been part of my life. From “Jesus Loves Me” to the great hymns of the church, to our Masters IV Quartet traveling the nation — it wasn’t just something we sang — it was something we carried.
I may not hit those high notes like I used to, but I’ve learned this:
God isn’t looking for perfect pitch.
He’s listening for a willing heart.
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord…” (Psalm 100:1)
Noise — not perfection!
That truth came rushing back last week watching American Idol during Holy Week. I didn’t expect worship in my living room — but there it was. Voices rising, truth ringing out, hearts turning toward our Lord. Unashamedly holy!
And when Carrie Underwood belt out “How Great Thou Art” — I was worshipping with her. And apparently, so was the nation.
So whether we’re in a church, a living room — or even standing in a cemetery at sunrise — LET’S REJOICE and SING!
Because when praise rises, heaven listens. And if we don’t sing it — those rocks just might!
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