I Need a Reason to Sing

This morning at breakfast I prayed with the boys. I kind of prayed about our year and the year to come. I prayed for our hope, that #3 comes home in 2013. I got very choked up.

This group, All Sons and Daughters, has rocked my world this year....our house really. On a normal day I wake up to get the boys to school and listen to one of their albums as I'm making breakfast and packing lunches. I find their music to be the songs of my heart.

 This song has been one of many that really strike a chord with me (no pun intended). The bridge particularly.

Will there be a victory
Will You sing it over me now
Oh
Your peace is the melody
You sing it over me now
Oh Lord
Will there be a victory
Will You sing it over me now
Oh Lord
Your peace is the melody
You sing it over me now    For me this has been a prayer. "God I know there's going to be victory here. I know you've called us to this. I know the money is going to happen, that miracle are going to be revealed in front of us. Can you remind me of that? God can you sing your peace over me when I get worried. When I start to doubt. When people say mean things, because they just don't understand what you've called us to. Can you sing your peace to me and remind me who's in charge please?"

Then they end with the reprise (at least on the original EP it was a reprise, now they just jam it all into one song)....

I will sing sing sing
to my God my King
for all else fades away
and I will love love love
with this heart You've made
for You've been good always
God how many times have you shown up in my life? How many times have you rocked my world? Your goodness is evidenced all around me. This is the song that I want to sing. This is the prayer I want to pray.

Will you sing this song with us in the coming year?