For the First Time

I prayed before I sang. My dad use to do this before every solo he ever had and, for as far as I can remember, he was always spot on and beautiful. He did this because he always got nervous but then he remembered that everything was in God's hands. This lifted his burden of having to do it perfect for the congregation and instead focusing on the Lord. Tonight I took my dad's advice and it worked. I really prayed to Her before I went up to sing. Another first was that went I went up to sing I did not start to shake like I always do. I was calm and happy and I actually felt relaxed like I do when I sing in front of my parents alone. Needless to say, I'm going to be putting my singing into Her hands more often.