I will Sing of my Redeemer

Have you ever heard someone sing so bad you wanted to look at them and shoot daggers from your eyes? Well I have. It happened this weekend - at church.

As we started congregational singing, a lady sang with such gusto several people turned to look where the racket was coming from. I was appalled at first. I was embarrassed for her as well as sorry for my eardrums… but then I realized it was probably the best sounds I have heard in a long time.

Here was a woman who sang from her heart. I don’t think any of us can do much better. We may be worship leaders, choir members, soloists or even professional artists but without love, we are a clanging cymbal (1 Corinthians 13:1) making empty sounds.

We should always do everything to the best of our abilities. Our songs should make melodious sounds to the Lord but we shouldn’t stop singing just because we are tone-deaf. After all, the Lord looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).

I am glad that He finds the most melodious of songs in the broken cords of a woman’s heartfelt singing.