Do You Hear What I Hear?

25th October 2005, Singapore - Be careful what you hope, because they might just come true. True? True! And for those who still aren't aware I sing with an a cappella group, well, now you are. I received an email recently inviting our group to sing at the Esplanade Concourse. The Concourse is the space between the two domes (or durains if you like) where you don't have to fork out a cent to savour performances. Here's an excerpt of an email I sent to the lady who invited us to sing as part of the Christmas programme...

"Funny thing is that our group actually did attempt to try out the acoustics in the Concourse one night. We'd walked through the place once and saw 2 musicians standing there performing and it was lovely! So on the way back to the carpark, we decided we'd stop to sing at the Concourse as inconspicuously as possible. By the time we were midway through our third song, we were surrounded by security guards who asked if we had a permit to sing there. We shrugged and disbanded, but I remember very well that it was a wonderful spot to sing at.

And now this opportunity you're offering us is almost like a hope that never turned into a prayer, but that got answered anyway!"

A hope that never turned into a prayer, but that got answered anyway. Isn't that true to much of your life as it is mine? That the fulfilment of those hopes, no matter how faint they are, come to past. And how often we casually and carelessly forget to recollect and acknowledge a higher hand at work.

Matthew 7:7 tells us to "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you". Interesting how when you put the first letter of Ask, Seek and Knock together, they also spell "ASK". I suppose that's the bottomline and basis of prayer.

PS: Will post the flyer and details of our gig at the Esplanade on this blog soon. So please check back and don't wait till Christmas to do that. :o)