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Grace Lutheran
Church 104 S Colfax |
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FROM THE PASTOR: “Bible Songs”
I don’t know how it is in your household, but at ours the bed-time ritual is a dead sprint! It begins with a bath, followed by chasing the kids to get them into pajamas, reading a book or two, saying prayers together for friends and family and forgiveness and strength, then grabbing a sippy-cup of water and a “mi-mi” or two (a pacifier). Usually, Tammy puts Alex to bed, and I take Kaitlynn to her room.
Then she’s got me right where she wants me. “Sing bible songs, dad!” So, I sing Jesus Loves Me (but not all seven verses!) and Amazing Grace. Her other favorites include Children of the Heavenly Father, Come Thou Font of Every Blessing, and God Bless America (alright, Come Thou Font is my favorite, but she likes it well enough).
Now, I’m no Einstein, but I’m sharp enough to know that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? I don’t know of anything more satisfying, more wholesome, more loving, than to sit and sing “bible songs” with your kids, or to read them a story from the Bible, or to let them say the prayers before bed. I’ve been surprised more than once by what they’ve prayed for—by who they’ve prayed for.
And, you know, those bible songs are some of our greatest treasures, aren’t they? For like Scripture itself, they tell us the story of God’s people and God’s faithfulness. The remind us that, though we are lost and gone astray, there is a Good Shepherd who searches for us. They reassure us that, while we were God’s very enemies, Jesus died for us and redeemed us through his blood.
Bible songs give us hope too—hope and assurance that the Kingdom begins today, here on earth, and that there will be a day when we will stand in that perfect Kingdom. They comfort us in hard times, “Cause singin’ seems to help a troubled soul!” Songs of Thankfulness and Praise lift us up, for we know they are a foretaste of the great wedding banquet Christ sets for all his guests. These bible songs tell us the Good News of the Story which never grows old, that “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son.”
So it was that Martin Luther wrote, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.” For in those blessed bible songs, young and old take comfort and find new strength. Among God’s faithful people, these strains of praise always sound glorious to our Lord; a treasure to be stored up—for today, and for days to come.
Don’t forget to sing, dear friends, just as you would not forget to pray! God bless you,
Pastor Chris
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