“Sing aloud to God our strength;
shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
Raise a song; sound the tambourine,
the sweet lyre with the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.” Psalm 81: 1-3
Cher released a Christmas album this year and was back in the media providing interviews. She mentioned that her love of singing was powerful in that it allowed her to become bigger than herself, to feel fifteen feet tall though she is a woman of small stature. The power of the voice, of music to increase the impact of one person or one instrument and to express our joy, our lament, our praise— is in every book in scripture.
As part of your Lenten journey— experience music—sing at church or in the shower; get out your old instrument or pull up a YouTube favorite. Let the power of song fill you and as you are filled so too are you called to share with your brothers and sisters.
Submitted by Fredrikson Center Team
Prayer: Dear Lord, we sing and play in joy and wonder, in request, in thanks, in praise. May our songs be pleasing to you and bring us nearer to you and our brothers and sisters. Amen.