At various points in 2020, my heart has been heavy as I’ve observed the ways Christians have been at each other’s throats in anger—arguing and dividing over the pandemic, masks, racial justice, the upcoming election, and more. There are times when I’ve thought, “I wish every Christian could just meet together in some massive outdoor location for the world’s largest-ever worship service, singing God’s praises together.” The goosebump-inducing power of such a gathering—billions of voices united in worship of the mighty fortress who is their God—would make all the arguments and divisions seem small, silly, foolish. The thought of such a scene, which will one day be a reality (Rev. 5:9–14), gives me great comfort in moments of lament over the church’s present disunity.

Worshiping our holy God together in song is what Christians need, now more than ever. Alas, the pandemic has made even the simple act of corporate singing controversial or (in some cases) illegal. But as Christians, how can we keep from singing? We can’t, because the Lamb is worthy. If it means singing outside, socially distanced, beneath masks, on Zoom, as part of “virtual choirs,” or whatever, we’ll do it as long as we need to. And as Keith Getty reminds us in the article below, this brief, frustrating COVID-19 moment will only be a blip on the timeline of eternity.

“Despite any temporary restrictions, setbacks, or disagreements,” Getty writes, “Christians have sung God’s praises through the ages and we will continue to do so through eternity.”

So keep singing praises to God. Find ways to do it creatively in this season of restrictions. Be willing to sing beneath a mask if that’s the cost. Join the Gettys—and believers from all over the world—for the virtual Sing! conference this week. At a time when voices everywhere are high-pitched and angry, screaming at each other about seemingly everything, let’s use our voices to do what they were created to do: praise God, from whom all blessings flow.