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Morning Praise
A young career woman moved away from her home to New York
City. She rented a room from an elderly lady who had migrated to the United
States years before from Sweden. The landlady offered a clean room, a shared
bathroom, and use of the kitchen at a reasonable rate.
The little white-haired Swedish woman made the rules of the house very
clear. There would be no smoking or drinking, no food in the bedroom, etc.
Pausing mid-sentence, the landlady asked, "Do you sing? Do you play?
Music is good! I used to play the piano at the church, but not now. I'm too
old. My hearing isn't good, but I love to praise God with music. God loves
music."
After a full day of moving into her new room, the young tenant slept soundly
until 5:30 a.m. when she was jarred awake by horrible noises coming from
somewhere downstairs. Cautiously making her way down the stairway, she
followed the sounds to the kitchen door. There, she discovered her new
landlady standing at the stove, dressed for the day, joyfully "singing" at
the top of her lungs!
Never had the young woman heard such a horrible voice. Yet she heard that
voice, precious to God, start every morning off the same way for as long as
she rented the room just over the kitchen.
The Swedish lady passed into glory a few years later. The tenant moved on,
married, and had her own family.
She is alone now also, and has lost some of her hearing. Yet, every morning
finds herself standing in front of the stove, singing off key and loud, but
joyful, praises to the Lord! This is truly a glorious way to start the day!!
Joy in Jesus, |
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