I love to sing, I always have. The problem is, nobody wants to hear me. I can’t sing.

And I don’t just mean I can’t carry a tune. It’s much worse than that; I’m tone deaf. In fact, I’m so bad that my stepfather used to joke about me being a rock star. He used to say that when I sang people threw rocks at me.

This is an insignificant matter in the larger scheme of things. But when I hear people that sing really well, I think about how great it would be if I could  sing like that. I know I’m not alone in this line of thinking; we all have something we would like to be able to do, but can’t. For me it is singing, but for others it could be any number of things.

I try not to think too much about what Heaven is actually going to be like, because our limited minds can’t grasp the unlimited glory of Heaven. But still, I find this question to be interesting, even if it is somewhat unimportant.

We have been promised that in Heaven there will be no more tears, no suffering, and our bodies will be incorruptible. The eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf will be unstopped, and the mute will shout for joy. What a wonderful picture of eternal life with no pain or infirmities.

But I can’t help but wonder: Will I have perfect pitch in Heaven? Will the untuned be tuned?

Will those who have other lesser desires have them fulfilled in Heaven? Does making it to Heaven resolve every earthly flaw? Even the less significant ones such as singing? Is not being able to sing actually a flaw? Or is it just an unfulfilled desire? Will I even still have this desire in Heaven?

When the new Heaven and the new earth are here, and when Jerusalem comes down to earth and we are singing with the angels, will I finally be able to sing in key? Will it matter? Will these things even seem important when we gaze upon the glory of the Lord? Surely, seeing the Lord will make me want to sing his praises…but will I be able to?

My pitch might be perfect in heaven, but maybe it won’t be. Maybe it just doesn’t matter because in heaven we lose our inhibitions and the song will flow from my mouth freely.

Perhaps in a choir of millions my untuned voice will fit right into the perfect spot. Or maybe…I should just concentrate on making it to Heaven so I can find out.

Whatever the answer is, I will be singing, either in tune or not, with joy in my heart. My song will be beautiful in the ears of the Lord because it will be coming from the heart.

Perhaps Thomas Aquinas said it best: “In the perfect happiness of heaven, nothing more will remain to be desired; in the full enjoyment of God, man will obtain whatever he has desired in other things.”

No matter what the answers are, my desire will be fulfilled in the full enjoyment of God.

Amen.

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