EASTER DAY 2010 - On the Darkest Day of All

The melodic voices of a mini choir echoes in the morning of 4 April 2010 in Puchong Tabernacle in Bandar Puteri, Puchong. The song was entitled "On the Darkest Day of All" and it carries the message of Easter Day, depicting the story from the tomb to Christ's resurrection. Adults and children celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on this day which marks the victory of the Son over sin.

It was an eleventh hour request to present an item and a testimony of the reality of Christ in one's life; and as time is so limited, the Bandar Kinrara cell group decided over a week's comtemplation, to present a song. What started as a "simple solution" to "hard-pressed-for-time" members of the cell, became more complicated as members started to compare other cell group's presentation. Initially, some members suggested a skit to go with the song. But in the end, there were no actors or actresses who were willing to come together at such short notice, to practice for the skit. Eventually we settled for just a song which will impact the congregation on that Easter Day. My task was to choose a suitable song and there were plenty of songs we could have chosen. But I was led to an online song ministry called "Resound" and the result of scanning through the songs there was a particular song aptly named "On the Darkest Day of all".

This is a solemn song, depicting Christ's death on the cross, His victory over death and the "Alleluias" that resounded on that first Easter Day. The beauty of this song was that it enabled us, the singers to express our conviction that Christ has indeed risen. It might be a simple song presentation but everybody, young and old, was anointed to be a "vessel" for God's message to be conveyed to the congregation that morning. It was a simple willingness of each individual in the choir to use his or her voice for God's glory.

Indeed, the presentation reminded me again of God's promise that "...Through God all things are possible.."

Truly, if there's one thing that the Bandar Kinrara cell members cannot do well, it is to sing! Most are tone deaf, have no sense of rhythm nor appreciation for the finer details of singing. But on that Easter morning, the voices were alike angels singing praises to our Almighty God!