Kelly leads the singing at the bible study

Our little family goes to a bible study every Wednesday evening at someone from our church’s home. We sit around in the living room, sing hymns, pray, and study a chapter or two in the bible. Normally there is someone there who can lead the singing. Over the years we have been in meetings where there was only one person who could sing well. That is not the case in our current bible study. We are in a meeting that has three or four very good singers. When all are in attendance, it is wonderful to hear them sing. Last night we had quite a small meeting because a number of our people were out of town on business or family matters. None of the good singers were there. When the meeting started we selected a hymn. It dawned on all of us at about the same time that we were in big trouble. Virtually everyone in the room fit more into the “joyful noise” category rather than the good singer category, or so we thought. After a few painful seconds of looking desperately around the room at each other in silence, Kelly started the hymn. She did great and we actually did not sound too badly compared to other times when confronted with the same circumstances. If we have someone who knows the tune and can start the hymn in the right place, the rest of us can muddle through. She started all the hymns last night and now our meeting has the luxury of a fourth (or fifth) string hymn starter!