One of my favorite parts of our church is the music. I even got to join the choir for one song last fall, and I hope I will get to sing with them more often this fall. The girls have had the opportunity to play their instruments, sing with the children’s choir, and even have had some solo lines. Since they are in band and orchestra at school, I love that they get to use their voices at church. Music there is not the same each week, and can range from a brass group to bluegrass, along with piano and organ music.
Our fantastic music staff and volunteers have introduced me to lots of new music. One of the songs that has really touched my heart is “Plowshare Prayer” by Spencer LaJoye. I encourage you to watch the video, with lyrics or read the lyrics. A plowshare is the sharp blade that breaks up and turns over the soil to create the field ready for planting. Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, and Micah 4:3 all talk about beating “swords into plowshares” as fighting ends.
I pray if a prayer that has been used as a sword
Against you and your heart
Against you and your word
I pray that this prayer is a plowshare of sorts
That it might break you open
it might help you grow.
I am praying the Plowshare Prayer as I pray for peace. I hope you will listen to this song and join in praying with me. May all hardened hearts be broken open to others so that we may love one another as Jesus taught us to love.
Redheadedrev 