“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
God blessed me with the opportunity to attend Briercrest Bible College, which I am very thankful for. During my time at Briercrest, I was part of the College Singers and loved every minute of it. Each Christmas, Briercrest put on a huge production and had multiple presentations, which we started practicing for weeks beforehand.
I have such great memories of being a part of those concerts. Singing as a group with all the intricate harmonies and parts deepened my love for music and was one way I worshiped and felt closer to God.
In December 2020, fifteen years after I graduated, I was telling my mom how much I missed being a part of College Singers. It was a quiet desire of my heart. About a week later I received an email from Briercrest saying they wanted to do a video of “Agnus Dei” and invited me to record singing the alto harmony. What a blessing! I was nervous at first because I hadn’t sung in so long but, with some encouragement, I decided to go for it. (They compiled all the video submissions and created a virtual choir that year.)
God cares about the big and little things—the desires and the disappointments and worries. Just give them to God. Oh, how wonderful
God is! How He cares about and loves us.
Thank you, Father, for knowing exactly what we need before we ask. You are a mighty God who still cares about the little things in our heart.
– Leana Patenaude
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
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