Sweet Hour of Prayer--Grade: A

My friend invited me to go to church choir practice with her a few weeks ago.  The choir was so desperate for singers that after one practice, I was a "regular" and expected to sing at the next performance.  That performance is coming up Sunday in our congregation.  Our choir is tiny--we're hoping for six singers--we don't focus on technicalities, and we probably gab more than sing, but I must say that being in the choir has had a surprisingly positive effect on me.  I find myself singing the song we've practiced in my head frequently, and it lifts my spirits.  I think I laughed harder at our practice than I have in a long time, and it was full, clean, sincere laughter as we poked fun at our sparse attendance and missed notes.  I have become close to the few people in the choir when I actually felt distant from two of them before joining.  If you have a chance to join a church choir, I would suggest you try it out.  There could be hidden blessings.