Sing a New Song

I was hanging out with Payton and Liam this week. We were riding in the car and I was talking about all the night sounds I had heard the night before. I told them all the frogs and crickets were singing. Liam asked what song they sang. I laughed and made what I thought were good bullfrog noises and weird chirps and croaks.

The sun is heralding the new day and the birds are getting louder and louder. Liam’s question came to mind and I wondered what the birds were singing about? Is Mrs. Sparrow talking to Mr. Sparrow about what they must accomplish today? Is Mr. Grackle and Mrs. Grackle coaxing the children to eat their breakfast? Is the Swallow family undertaking the mad dash to get to church on time?

Somehow I don’t think the other species of the earth hold those concerns. I imagine their songs are more joyous and full of praise and wonder of the sun warming their nests, and the gift of a temperate morning in the middle of July.

In a Bible study a few weeks ago we talked about the scripture from the Psalm 96:1 – Sing a New Song to the Lord. This statement appears nine times in the Bible. A call to sing new praise to God. A call to sing a new song. That is a call to a song that has not been sung before - a “new” song. What “new” song are we called to sing? How are we called to change and transform to recognize the power and beauty of God’s love and presence in our lives?

How do we write the new music of our lives? What will come from our souls in praise to God? We must open our hearts to a new tune, melody, and chorus. The habitual songs are relegated for another day as we explore the new song of praise, wonder, and appreciation.  

As this Sabbath day unfolds I pray God writes a new song upon your heart. I pray his grace illuminates a new vision, experience, understanding that bursts forth a joyous praise never heard before. The new song of your life written in praise of God.

Happy Sabbath! 

Ann