Joyful Praise

Psalm 5:7, 11 New Living Translation
7 Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever.

My mother and her dad were a part of my family to whom the gift of singing was totally absent. My mother hardly ever sang and when she did, it was obvious that she was totally tone deaf. I certainly expect that she has been singing in the heavenly choir since her death in order to make up for the time she missed out here.

My two sweet daughters definitely have the gift of joyful praise. I remember telling them once that they could learn anything, if it were set to music. They both seem to have the ability to hear something once or twice and then remember the words and music forever. It was and still is a delight to hear them sing, and especially sing together. At the funeral of both my parents, the two of them and one of the sons-in-law lifted our spirits in praise to God through their gift of music.

Thank God for the gift of praise through music. In the Message by Eugene H. Peterson, Psalm 98: 4 reads: “Shout your praises to God, everybody! Let loose and sing! Strike up the band!”