Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, March 11, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Songs stick in our heads the way spoken words just don’t. Maybe I’ve written about this before, but I always think about the episode of Happy Days in which Potsie Weber is on track to fail his test on the human circulatory system until he writes a song about it. He then aces the test by singing it back in his head. (I can still remember the chorus… how crazy is that?) And while I can’t remember much from my high school English classes, I know every word of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem, The Jabberwocky, because I sang a version of it in high school choir.
Likewise, when I come across certain passages of scripture, I immediately remember the various settings of them I’ve sung over the years. Singing of God’s steadfast love, as it were, is powerful. It adds a dimension to the words that draws me in deeper, awakens my senses, engages me with the text. I encourage you, whether you consider yourself musical or not, to try singing your gratitude for God’s gifts in your life every chance you get.
What sacred music do I find most memorable and moving?