"sing it out..."

"Sing it out,  boy, you've got to see what tomorrow brings

Sing it out, girl, you've got to be what tomorrow needs

For every time that they want to count you out

Use your voice every single time you open up your mouth

Sing it for the boys, sing it for the girls

Every time that you lose it, sing it for the world

Sing it from the heart, sing it 'til you're nuts

Sing it out for the ones that'll hate your guts

Sing it for the deaf, sing it for the blind

Sing about everyone that you left behind

Sing it for the world, sing it for the world

... ... ... 

You've got to make a choice, if the music drowns you out

And raise your voice every single time they try and shut your mouth ... "

-- My Chemical Romance, "Sing"

Yeah, I'm listening to this song tonight. Between "Sing," and "Dog Days Are Over," (Florence and the Machine), and "City of Blinding Lights" - (because U2 is necessary, my friends) - and quite a few others, I have (what I think is) an awesome soundtrack for my evening. 

I've been sipping a lovely glass of Alamos Malbec, and giving thanks for answered prayers. I'm celebrating, yes, celebrating even in the midst of Lent. 

I learned a lesson today. I've been praying for a specific person, and a specific issue, for several days, and in the last day or so, had been very concerned with how it was all going to turn out. I apologize for being cryptic, but hope you will understand when I say that sometimes, these things cannot be shared directly. :-)  In any case, I was starting to get worried, and even scared - my trust in God was shaking a bit. Okay, a lot. This afternoon, I forced myself to make an act of faith/trust - Lord, whatever you will, I know it will be for the best, help me to see that and trust it - even if I can't understand it. 

Within a couple of hours, everything had resolved and became clear - the resolution was beautiful, although yes indeed, it was/is slightly painful - but I was at peace, and joyful, again. (Hence, the celebratory Malbec!!! Completely warranted, even in Lent!!!! Note, I did NOT give up wine for Lent. This is for a reason, folks!)

Basically, God came through, in a way I had completely not been expecting. It actually caught me totally off guard - I was shocked. And then incredibly happy, because I could see the goodness of God at work. Yep, the "Dog Days Are Over"... again. At least for now. 

So, you ask, why the lyrics to the song? Well, because this afternoon made me want to "sing it out." We do, indeed, need to see what tomorrow brings - we must hope for tomorrow and all its gifts, whether we perceive them beforehand or not. We also have to be what tomorrow needs, even when we don't know what that is - because that is what faith calls us to, and we don't know to whom we will be called to give a reason for our hope and faith. It could be a completely different person, or group of people, tomorrow than it is today. We are called to hope, and faith, even when the hand of God is veiled from us, and we don't immediately perceive what He is doing. God calls us to "sing it out" for everyone - the girls, the boys, the deaf, the blind, the entire world. 

+ peace, and all good, my friends!!