After months and MONTHS of no choir singing, we have started having socially distanced church choir practice. It’s not the same as sitting side by side — hearing the voices blending instead of mostly hearing just myself — but it’s a lot better than no singing at all.
We have started working on Christmas music, including one of my favorites — “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” As we sang the last verse, I got a little choked up — the words touched my heart.
“ God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail.”
It’s such a difficult time — election attacks from both sides, the endless pandemic of COVID-19, all the cancelled events and closed restaurants, masks and no hugs — and now wondering about Christmas. Will the Grinch steal Christmas?
But singing the Christmas songs reassured me that nothing can stop me from celebrating Christmas, because God is not dead, nor does He sleep. He is alive, as near as my breath, and even if we can’t stand shoulder to shoulder to sing Christmas carols, nothing can stop Christmas from coming. And God’s will is gonna be done, no matter who wins the election, no matter how long we have to wear those annoying masks, no matter how many negative headlines we read. The joy I feel as we sing about Jesus can’t be stolen by a Grinch or virus or politician. There is no darkness in His presence — His words are a light to my path (Psalm 119).
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