A Song in Our Hearts

And Mary said:
"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name. -Luke 1:46-49

There are a few stories in the bible where a child of God is so filled with joy after witnessing the work of his hand that they just burst into song. David did it often. Miriam did it after god saved the israelites from the egyptians. And then of course, most of us are familiar with Mary's song.

Sometimes words are just not enough when we are talking about what God has done. Sometimes the joy just wells up from the tips of our toes and bubbles over our lips in a song of praise and thanksgiving.

In Mary's song you can just feel that joy... That bubbling... That overpowering need to let it out in song. This spontaneous singing is absolutely the voice of the Holy Spirit. It's the rocks that won't be silent. It's the trees of the field that clap their hands. It's the mountains and hills that burst forth in song.

Mary could not NOT sing. The joy simply could not be contained. We all have this same joy within us and the Holy Spirit longs to bring it forth with music. But we first need to recognize the joy in our hearts by being truly thankful. Mary recognized the blessing of an event that she could have allowed to ruin her life, and when she did, she sang her love for God.

How can any of us keep from singing? Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQI5wxtH6OY

Lord,
Fill our hearts to so much thanksgiving that it bubbles from our lips with song. How CAN we keep from singing? Amen

Joys: Richard coming home today!!!