Do I have a song in my heart?

I witnessed a Faith Filled resilient people on a recent deployment to Puerto Rico that reminded of this story.

Chirpie’s owner was vacuuming his cage one day when the phone rang. As she reached over to answer the phone,” ssschloop”, Chirpie got sucked in. The bird owner gasped, putdown the phone, turned off the vacuum, and opened the bag. There was Chirpie — still alive, but stunned. She grabbed him and raced to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and held Chirpie under the running water. As Chirpie was soaked and shivering, the owner reached for the hair dryer and blasted the pet with hot air. Poor Chirpie never knew what hit him.Chirpie doesn’t sing much anymore, he just sits and stares. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over, Chirpie lost his song. Scriptures tell us we are created to worship just like Chirpie.

The traumas of life can stun us and we can lose our voice. Jesus faced the worst trauma ever known to mankind, His brutal death. “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!” John 12:27-28. No matter how bad it gets, KEEP SINGING!!!!!!

Puerto Rico is singing!! The island was swallowed in a hurricane with winds of more than 200 mph moving at a pace of 5 mph. The catastrophic storm stripped the island including the bark off the trees. Three and half million people were left without power and water and yet held onto a spirit of unity that kept them singing.  Join them in your circumstances and let your music be heard. Don’t allow events or circumstances steal your song. KEEP SINGING!!!!!