Sunday Music

Our region has had a week full of pop-up storms, downed limbs, and power outages.  Add to this a broken down computer and a  busy week of ministry at church and in our home, and you have one mama who was ready for a day of rest! Don't  you love Sunday? How kind God was to give us one day in seven to focus on Him and give our tired minds and bodies a rest from the usual pace of life.

We have found that music is one of the best ways to keep our family focused on the purpose of the Lord's Day.  Starting Saturday evening, we pull out several collections of hymns and keep them on as back ground music.  As we are ironing Sunday clothes, putting a meal in the crock pot, and doing our Saturday evening "whole house tidy" we are reminded what it is that we are preparing for...that wonderful day of worship and rest. And on Sunday the music reminds us that the day is not an ordinary day filled with the normal tasks to be accomplished, but a day of spiritual and physical refreshment. Here is what has been playing here this weekend:

Fernando Ortega: Hymns and Meditations, Hymns of Worship
Chris Rice: Peace Like a River: The Hymn Project
Selah: Greatest Hymns


If you enjoy a more contemporary music style with the wonderful lyrics of older hymns, anything by Indelible Grace is wonderful as well.  I pull out the Indelible Grace music late Sunday afternoon when I need to rouse everyone for evening worship! Have a blessed day of worship and rest and a pleasant week ahead!

*If you have musical children be sure to check back later this week as I feature a guest post by Marcia Russell. Many years ago a woman at my church was telling me about her relative, Marcia, who had five children. I thought, " I would sure like to meet that lady!" In God's providence, several years later, our paths crossed and she has been a blessing to me...one of those women a few steps ahead of me in the journey of motherhood and faith, who has been available and willing to share what she has learned along the way.  I know you will enjoy reading what she has to say about her experiences in raising musical children!*