ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 SAPATE SUNE 21, 2026

SAAME 74-77; KOLOSE 3:16-17

May the gospel be the song that wakes us up in the morning, carries us through the day, and puts us to bed at night.

‘Ofa ke hoko ‘a e koosipelii ko e hiva ia te ne ofongi kitautolu ‘i he pongipongii, fataki kitautolu ‘i he lolotonga ‘o e ‘ahoo, pea fakamaloloo’i kitautolu ‘i he po’uli ‘a e ‘ahoo.

No matter who you are, where you are, how old you are, or what you believe, you will sing. And whether you are aware of it or not, the songs that dominate your personal playlist are a window into your soul. What. songs do you love to sing the most? What songs bring the greatest joy to your heart? What songs do you sing in times of sorrow? What songs do you sing in times of joy? What songs wake you up in the morning and put you to bed at night? What songs best express what you hold dear? What songs provide you with the most comfort? What songs capture your heart?

Most of the songs in the Psalms were for public worship; many were written to be sung as people were going up to the temple in Jerusalem. But I love these verses of Psalm 77, which take us into the private world of an Old Testament believer:

I cry aloud to God,

aloud to God, and he will hear me.

In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

In the night my hand is stretched out

without wearying;

my soul refuses to be comforted.

When I remember God, I moan;

when I meditate, my spirit faints.

Selah

You hold my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

I consider the days of old,

the years long ago.

I said, "Let me remember my song in the night;

let me meditate in my heart." (Ps. 77:1-6)

Notice that the psalmist composes these lines in a time of trouble. He is so distressed that he cannot speak. But rather than meditating on his troubles or complaining silently in his heart, he sings. Remembrance in song is a means of finding comfort in distress.

Do you complain your way to sleep? Do fearful thoughts drive your sleep away? Do the pressures of the next day capture your thoughts? Do disappointments haunt you as you attempt to rest? May God meet us in the night. May he remind us of his presence and care. And may he place a night song in our hearts, one that puts us to sleep with the comfort of the gospel of his goodness and grace. Tonight, remember your Lord, and sing yourself to sleep.