Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

1 Colossians 3:16, New American Standard Bible 

The Apostle Paul urges us to sing with our souls and voices so that we can build everyone’s faith when we fellowship together. We are supposed to set each other free with the liberating message of Jesus so that the tensions and worries of life cannot plague our hearts and minds.

More and more people are finding it harder to cope with the challenges of COVID restrictions and requirements. As a church community, we will feel the impact — and instead of feeling frustrated by the possible disruptions to our schedules and routines — we ought to purpose ourselves to trust God and show love to those around us with greater empathy and compassion. After all, we are placed in our city to be salt and light in these uncertain times.

Learn to pray and bless the front-line volunteers and health care workers and decision makers. We may not agree about everything but let us disagree with respect and kindness. Best of all, ask God for a song to sing over our city and declare that God is sovereign—and believe He still holds the power to save and keep us during this pandemic.

Share your song with your fellow believers and those exploring the faith. Find opportunities to minister to them and as and when appropriate, sow God’s word into their hearts and let the Spirit germinate a harvest from your acts of love.

The economy of heaven is different from the economy of the earth. God can cause us to prosper and enjoy His favour against overwhelming and impossible odds.

When the power of praise permeates your heart, you will feel free and open yourself to all possibilities of God. David sang over Saul and saw the Holy Spirit soothing his raging heart. Likewise, the gift of your song creates an atmosphere of gratitude and hope. It pulls in God’s desired future for our city and our church and our community.

I think we need to remember—it is not how bad the crisis is that matters but how great Christ is—and how faithful He has been and how faithful He will be.