Sunday 17 March
Apparently there was a rugby match yesterday!
You will rarely see a man more passionate than a rugby loving Welshman supporting his country in a key game against the English! I have been told that men don't like to sing in public and that we shouldn't put expectation on them to sing in our church meetings… Nonsense! Didn't you see the players and crowds blasting out those national anthems? If you give men something to sing about, they will sing! It is not the singing but the style and subject that may be sometimes the problem. Many of our modern songs can be introspective and ‘soft’. Perhaps we need more bold songs that proclaim the truth and victory of our mighty God, rather than the self focused songs we have often become used to. Why will men sing so readily at the rugby? Sport evokes this level of passion for supporters as the team they identify with does battle against their foe. Oh that we men would sing with such fire in our hearts as we celebrate that the battle is won and shout aloud that our God reigns victorious! As for yesterday's match... If I haven't mentioned it today then well done Wales... if I have then just be thankful we didn't start the service with a chorus of Swing Low! 'Shout unto God with a voice of triumph’ (Psalm 47:1) |
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