Singing Rocks (literally)

You know when you are walking down the street or maybe just sitting at your desk at work and you just have to hum a little tune or sing a song. If you are anything like me - when you're happy either a dance or song comes out of it - it is just natural - i mean, just look at endzone dances.

Well yesterday I was sitting outside at Capitol City Brewing Company, a restaurant at the Inner Harbor with some friends after our victorious volleyball games and I just had to sing. Now my singing wasn't the result of winning our volleyball games or the good food and company, I had been like this since much earlier in the day.

So what was it? Jesus of course! I had spent the afternoon watching the movie "The Nativity" with my grandmother and was so overwhelmed by the love of our God and Savior that for the rest of the day I just wanted to worship Him with my whole being and, of course, sing. Do you ever experience this? You are so overwhelmed with the love of the Father that you just want to shout, dance, or sing, but because it is socially unacceptable at times you keep quiet? Well don't! How else will people know that God's love is real and very personal if you don't show it at all?

I remember when I was younger, one of my brothers would not stop singing worship songs and I was so annoyed and very rudely told him to stop. His response was the same as Jesus' to the Pharisees, "I tell you...if they keep quiet the stones will cry out" (Luke 19:40). So of course that didn't make the situation any better for me. But he is right! We should be publicly rejoicing in the Lord, especially in response to His great love for us. Our Pope, Benedict XVI is completely on board with our Lord's desire for us to proclaim him as he appeals to young adults in his recent address "All the Churches for all the world", to proclaim Christ. Hopefully I'll keep this in mind and continue to proclaim the good works of the Lord everyday whether in song or just with my life.