Singing!

I had a thought the other day.  I was thinking about how much music and singing the Bible talks about.  God enjoys music!  The Psalms were meant to be sung, King David sang, played instruments and danced, there was an entire group of people  (the sons of Asaph) set apart as "singers."  The Bible instructs us to sing - to lift up our voices in joyful song.  So I decided to find out if there was a Biblical record of Jesus singing and indeed there is!  In Mark and in Matthew are recorded the details of the Lord's Supper on the night Jesus was betrayed.   At the very end, they all sang a hymn and then went to the Mount of Olives.  Given the fact that the Lord enjoys music so much I have to believe that His singing a hymn wasn't something unique to that one moment in time.  I like to think about Jesus singing hymns with His disciples or after preaching to a crowd, ending with a hymn or song of praise to God the Father.   Or singing softly to His Father in those rare times of solitude.  

We are created in His image and we enjoy music which, along with the Biblical record, leads me to believe that Jesus sang- at least from time to time.

And speaking of singing...

Our daughter just got back from a choral festival in California.   Her choir performed well and won a "superior" rating in a competition with other choirs.  She had a great time but I will tell you that it was an eye-opening experience for us.  This was our daughter's first time traveling out-of-state without us.  And she was really busy singing, rehearsing, etc.  She also had a cold and wasn't feeling her best.  So, being an involved Mom, I texted her every day to see how she was feeling,  etc.  I got very short responses that lacked details and very few pictures.   I started to wonder if this was what it was going to be like after she graduates from high school and goes off to college.   I envisioned an empty nest with kids who barely communicated and never without my prompting!  But after we got home she couldn't wait to show me pictures and videos and told me all about her trip and then she told me the most amazing reason she hadn't sent me much in the way of pictures and trip details (aside from the fact she was busy, at a school event and didn't have her phone with her a lot of the time).  She wanted to tell me her stories and show me pictures and videos in person so she could see and hear my reactions.   Without that, she said, it was no fun.   I love my daughter!