Gotta Keep Singin'

One thing I absolutely love is praise music. I just love it. I can’t get enough of it. It’s something that really calms my heart, centers my thoughts on what really matters in life, and speaks to me in incredible ways. It’s one of the things I love about our church, too. We have incredibly talented musicians from our Music Minister to the orchestra and choir, it’s just amazing week after week.

Recently, we held a Celebration of Hope in Memory of Amy Faile at our Operations Center. For those of you who don’t know me personally, you probably don’t know who Amy was. Amy was a dear friend of mine, who bravely battled cancer and entered into the Gates of Heaven last year, January 30. She worked with me, too, and she was an angel, a precious friend, a light of hope, and she is deeply missed.

Amazing Amy at our wedding. She read scripture, and for that, we will forever be grateful!

While preparing for the Celebration, I heard this song on the CD I’d bought so I could play another song on it during the balloon release. This song is just beautiful to me. It reminds me of how when things are so rough, so bad, when our hearts are so broken, we must – we must – keep singing God’s praises. Without the love and comfort of our Heavenly Father, I really don’t see how folks make it.

Keep Singing
Another rainy day

I can’t recall having sunshine on my face

All I feel is pain

All I wanna do is walk out of this place

But when I am stuck, and I can’t move

When I don’t know what I should do

When I wonder if I’ll ever make it through

I gotta keep singing

I gotta keep praising Your name

You’re the one that’s keeping my heart beating

I gotta keep singing

I gotta keep praising Your name

That’s the only way that I’ll find healing

Can I climb up in Your lap

I don’t wanna leaveJesus sing over me

I gotta keep singing

Can I climb up in Your lap

I don’t wanna leave

Jesus sing over me

Oh You’re everything I need

And I gotta keep singing

Some of you are walking through some hard times. Whether it’s a career path gone awry, a loved one passing away, heartache of finding your way in this world, or just the everyday struggles of life that are getting you down, I pray for you today. I pray that you’ll Keep Singing. I know I am.

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"The Lord your God is with you,He is Mighty to save.He will take great delight in you,He will quiet you with his love,He will rejoice over you with singing."

~ Zephaniah 3:17
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