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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