Make a joyful noise.....

Last night was my first time back in the choir in nearly ten years.  Participation is a part of my penitent return to the church.  I left in anger and pain that I had accumulated over the years.  I discovered there was a new choir directoress and a completely new choir.  I don' know why I was surprised, ten years is a long time.  I also discovered that they were doing new music written by new composers and that there was very little traditional stuff.  Not only that, but the program is complex and ambitious, so we will be meeting two nights a week instead of one to prepare for the holidays.  There are only two other altos besides me, so we definitely have our work cut out for us.  In spite of these factors and in spite of my multitude of personal problems including the "crisis de jour", I was actually glad to be there.  I think that God's favorite instrument is the human voice, but I have not sung for years........ not even in the shower.  Believe me when I tell you that this instrument needs a lot of tuning.