Forever I Will Sing

 

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I cannot sing.
Not like my family.
Not like the ones who play before crowds,
who lift voices in harmony,
who stir the soul with music.

I cannot play an instrument.
I cannot carry a tune.
Even the cantors say—
I throw them off key.
And yet…
I love to sing.
Especially before the Lord.

In Adoration, my voice stumbles,
but my heart rises.
Latin hymns—
“O Salutaris Hostia,”
“Tantum Ergo”—
they sound better to me,
though still broken,
still off pitch.

My wife smiles.
She encourages.
She says,
as I grow older,
I am getting closer
to what it should be.

But for all my critics,
forever I will sing
the goodness of the Lord.

But my song,
broken as it is,
is not about me.
It is about the Lord.
Not the sound of my voice,
but the faith in my heart.

And that is the lesson David learned too.
He dreamed of building a house for God,
a place worthy of His presence.
Yet the Lord reminded him—
it was never about David’s plan,
never about David’s skill,
but about God’s promise.
God’s covenant.
God’s house.

Generations later,
that promise still echoed.
From David’s line,
the covenant took flesh.
And Zechariah,
once silent,
now filled with the Spirit,
sings:
Blessed be the Lord,
for He has come to His people.
The dawn from on high
shall break upon us.
Light in the darkness.
Peace for our feet.

 And so the song continues.
David’s dream,
Zechariah’s praise,
my stumbling voice—
all lifted to the same Lord.
Not perfect pitch,
not polished skill,
but hearts that sing.

Because Advent is not about
what we can build,
or how well we perform.
It is about what God has promised.
It is about the Savior who comes.
It is about the dawn breaking,
the covenant kept,
the Kingdom firm forever.

And so,
with David,
with Zechariah,
with all who wait in hope,
I will sing.
Broken voice,
faithful heart.
Forever I will sing
the goodness of the Lord.

Prayer
Lord,
You do not ask for perfect voices,
or polished skill,
but for hearts that sing Your goodness.

With David, with Zechariah,
with all who wait in hope,
We lift our song to You.
Let our praise join the chorus of Your covenant,
and may our lives forever proclaim:
Blessed be the Lord,
for He has come to His people.

Amen.