Singing God’s Wonders

Isaiah 12: 2-6

Isaiah 5: “Sing to the Lord for he has done wonderful things…” (The Living Bible)

Have you ever been to an “all day singing?” When Lawton and I and the children were living in North Georgia when Lawton was attending seminary at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, we had the privilege of being the pastor and family of a small mill village town called Shannon. There was a Burlington Mill factory there and everyone in the town worked at the mill. At 12:00 noon each day the whistle would blow, and everyone in the town would walk home to eat lunch, and then walk back to the mill for the afternoon shift.

Life was simple in this small town and one of the great joys of the people was singing the old gospel songs. On Sunday nights and on Wednesday nights we would call out the numbers we wanted to sing and Paula would play the piano and her dad, Ken, would lead the singing.

We would have all day singings at the church where different quartets would come and sing for the church and the community. Everyone would come to the church and enjoy the foot stomping, hand clapping music of these quartets.

The Shannon United Methodist Church had two quartets in it. One was called the Adorations and the other was called The Lamplighters Quartet. They made records and tapes (This was before CDs.) We still have some of those old 78 records and tapes of their songs.

As our scripture in Isaiah says, “Sing to the Lord for he has done wonderful things.” The fun we had at all day singings, the joy of listening to the music and being part of a community of believers was an exciting time. It is fun to sing of the wondrous things that God has done.

Prayer: God of wonder, God of might, let us rejoice in the wonderful things you have done for us. Show us how to love each other in the way you loved the whole world by sending your son to be our Savior. Amen

Thought for the Day: Help us to sing the wondrous songs of your love daily!