Singing In The Moore College Men's Shower
It’s not a joke. I’ve been doing it every single day since moving into ‘John Chapman house’ (aka Chappo House), the single students’ accommodation at Moore College that houses over 60 other residents.
Let me tell you a secret, it’s been one of the highlights of my college experience so far. Here are two reasons.
Reason #1
The acoustics in the shower is on point
It’s probably worth mentioning that I’m not musical in any way, nor do I consider myself to be able to sing well. But it doesn’t bother me really. I love it enough to unashamedly neglect my weakness and fallibilities.
The spacious internal areas, tiled walls, and hard surfaces in the toilet make for good reverberation of my vocals.
But even as I turn on the tunes on my little portable speaker and enter lyrical euphoria just for a few moments, it isn’t so much the physical experience that enlightens me.
It’s the God I sing about that really strikes a chord in my heart.
Reason #2
Jesus and him crucified
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:56-57
Singing about Jesus helps me to unite truths about him with expression and emotion. I sing songs soaked in Scripture to remind myself who I am before the God of the universe - a wretched sinner saved by grace, rejoicing in the victory I have over eternal death and sin because of Jesus. I sing to my brothers who visit the showers at the same time (for different businesses in different cubicles) to encourage and spur them on. I sing to God as melodic prayers of praise, gratitude, contrition, lamentation, confession, joy, and hope.
I’m looking forward to doing this every day at college and into eternity. It’s real good.
Jason