The Chorus of Our Lives

The curved wall is covered with a larger than life canvas creating the scene when Christ was crucified before a crowd. Walking to the right through a cross shaped opening cut out of a plaster wall, there is a wooden cross hanging on the wall. Weaving to the right again, past that is a dark tunnel, depicting the empty tomb. It winds around and ends in a room filled with a mirrored blue sky and white clouds rendering a declaration through the hallelujah chorus.  

I sit on the floor in awe and am compelled to join in the song of praise.  God’s presence is all around and I wonder what can I do to contribute to the worship? Images flash through my mind of a chorus being sung by people I know, without every singing at all:

|: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! :|

 A mom serves her family by cooking, cleaning and laundry with love

|: For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.

A photographer uses her talents to bless everyone around her, without a fee or a bill

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! :|

A technology guru uses social media as a platform to sharing scriptures of hope

King of kings, and Lord of lords,
A musician leads others in a song to bring glory to God and not themselves
|: King of kings, and Lord of lords, :|
A nursery worker holds a crying baby so parents can attend church
And Lord of lords,
A dad takes the time to coach his daughter's basketball team
And He shall reign,
A grandma diligently prays for her children and grandchildren
And He shall reign forever and ever,
A neighbor shovels a driveway over and over again for a retired couple
King of kings, forever and ever,
A nurse cares for the elderly and the "forgotten" in a nursing home
And Lord of lords,
A mailman delivers the mail every day with a smile
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
A constructor worker labors and crafts things together with integrity
And He shall reign forever and ever,
A pastor studies and prepares a sermon to encourage his church
|: King of kings! and Lord of lords! :|
A janitor cleans up after people with dignity and pride regardless of the task
And He shall reign forever and ever,
A fast food worker shows patience and kindness during the lunch rush every day
King of kings! and Lord of lords!
An aspiring writer sending letters to everyone she knows to encourage them
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

We can be a part of the heavenly chorus,

not just with our voices but with our LIVES!

Let everything we do be as a song of praise to God!

(Photo taken by Amy Chaney in the Billy Graham Museum on the campus of Wheaton College)