Alter Call

Have you ever encountered something so beautiful that it made tears unexpectedly flow down your face?

I heard a stream of sounds more beautiful than any song that my ears have ever tuned into yesterday.

I've always been on the fence in regards to altar calls. Sometimes I underestimate the fact that altar calls can be life changing. They should be the start of passionately humble, grace-filled journey with the one and only Creator. They are supposed to 'alter' your life and clothe you into a completely new person.

I became startled when I suddenly heard voices respond to the altar call. When a leader calls a body of people to respond to His will of being in a relationship with Him, I always expect those that come to believe at that moment to repeat the words silently in their hearts.

I suddenly found my eyes no longer dry when I heard people verbally accept His love without shame. As they repeated the leader's words, I understood that I was a part of something greater that night.

It was the moment of lives being altered. Each voice proclaiming their new found faith with confidence. Such a sweet sound is this. A relationship that was separated by sin now renewed by repentance and the belief in His all powerful grace.

And these beautiful voices that I heard last night showed me that...

This is something I could live for.