Who needs google?

One of my hobbies/gifts is singing and for the past few years I've been blessed with the opportunity to lend my alto voice to the praise team at my church.

When I first started singing in front of the congregation with a microphone one inch from my face, I have to admit it was pretty nerve-wracking. That seems a long time ago now and I'm comfortable helping lead worship each Sunday.  Just don't ask me to sing a solo!

Each Thursday evening, the PT practices for one or two hours, depending on whether we are learning new music or just brushing up songs from our repertoire. This is a time of worship and fellowship and serves to prepare us for Sunday morning worship at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

This past week, our very gifted and hard-working director, Mary, was on a family vacation and her right hand man and jack of all instruments, Bill, had a last minute obligation and was not available to lead our practice. 

So Mary sent us an email with the song list for Sunday and a request that we arrive at church by 8 a.m. so we could prep before service.  In addition to listing songs we've sung many times, she also included this note:

"We will be singing 'Great I Am' for our closing song so if you need to brush up on it, be sure to listen on either YouTube or Spotify."

Well, her message hit my inbox on Thursday and by Saturday morning, I still had not done my homework. That morning, I had some errands to run and as I headed back home, the book I was listening to (on CD) ended.
 
I didn't have my iPod plugged in, so I was forced to turn on FM radio.  I'm not a big fan of listening to FM radio (too repetitive), but it's hard for me to drive around without listening/singing along to something!

My preset is WCSG, the local Christian radio station.  

As I caught the end of one song, I was reminded of Mary's email suggesting we look up "Great I am". Since I was headed home, I was repeating in my head "Google the Great I Am... Google the Great I Am," so I wouldn't forget. (Alas, the old memory is more a sieve than a steel trap these days.)

Then the next song started on the radio.... "I wanna be close... close to your side....So Heaven is real, and death is a lie."

Yep, you got it - that is the beginning of Great I Am.  

I sang along loudly and proudly all the way home, feeling confident that I was ready for Sunday morning.

Who needs google when you've got God?

With a song in my heart,

Miriam