Day 9: Love

The times in my life when I have felt God's love and presence the most have always been through music.  My first memory of that connection is when I would go to church with my MawMaw and sing with my Aunt Wanda.  Probably a good 10 years or so passed before I felt a connection to God again, when I sang Amazing Grace at MawMaw's funeral.  It made me realize that something in my life was missing.  Adam and I started looking for a home church in the Grand Rapids area - it took us quite a while to find the right one, but when we found it I knew instantly that it was where I was meant to be.  I knew because the first song of the service was Amazing Grace - it was like MawMaw was sending me a message from heaven.  A couple years later I was baptized at Resurrection Life and I joined the choir.  I felt God's love and presence more often than I ever had in my entire life.  When we moved to Kalamazoo and had to leave ResLife behind, it was almost like I lost my connection again.  Every once in a while we would go back to ResLife for a service, or I would pull out my folder of choir songs, and I would feel a little something - but it was almost like a radio station that's just starting to go out of range - just enough static to make the song not as enjoyable.

Tonight was my first rehearsal with the ULC worship team.  It felt so good to connect with God through song again.  I'm excited and nervous to sing at the service on Sunday.  I will be one of only three singers...I haven't sang in church like that since I was a little girl singing with Aunt Wanda.

Psalm 101

¹ I will sing of your love and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.