The Sound of the Heart

Got these 2 paragraphs from Al Gordon's write-up in http://www.passionforyourname.com/theological.html

I think it is worth repeating here.............

"A while ago I heard a sound that blew me away. It was during a large worship celebration: one song had just ended… The instruments died out, the crowd grew silent. Suddenly the only noise in the place was a loud, out of tune groan coming from the front row. I looked for the source of the sound and saw a woman with tears streaming down her face, her arms stretched out to heaven, just pouring her heart out to God. This worshipper was deaf and had no idea that the rest of us had stopped singing and were now looking at her. She was just going for it, expressing an uncontainable passion for Jesus, which echoed around the meeting place.

To be honest, it was not the most musical sound I’ve ever heard. But strangely, it was among the most beautiful: we were listening to the sound of her heart. A few seconds later, her friend nudged her in the side and she stopped. That moment has remained burned on my memory because it reminds me of a principle that is core to our theology of worship: God listens to the sound of the heart. "