The birth of worship
{ February 2, 2010 | Posted by joel }
Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.
I am so compelled to worship God after reading an update from one of our missionaries on the ground in Haiti. I can not think of any song more pleasing to God than the one in this brief story. If a child can find a new song in the center of the chaos, surely I can find a new song in midst of my commotion…
As difficult as it is here, the people of Haiti are incredibly resilient. The hospital here takes in the worse injured. A brother, sister, mom, dad, cousin, aunt, uncle come here with their injured family member. For days (heading into weeks now), they have only the clothing on their back. They sleep on the concrete floors next to their loved one’s cot. Yet, no one complains.
Local church members come through the ER and OR in small groups and sing softly and pray silently at the bedside of the severely wounded. One by one the injured children stood up and sang, softly and beautifully (missing arms, legs, moms, dads, homes).
