This morning, I paused when I read Job 30:31 and how Job describes himself. He writes: My lyre is tuned to mourning, and my pipe to the sound of wailing. I recalled the line from the famous and beloved hymn, “Come Thou Fount” where the writer sings of another kind of tuned instrument. He writes, “Come thou Fount of every blessing / Tune my heart to sing Thy grace.”
I thought all morning of having God “tune my heart” not to mourning and wailing, but to the joy and grace of Jesus. What a beautiful prayer to consider: God, would You tune my heart to see You, to worship You, to experience Your joy?
Tune our hearts to joy.
This adds to my list of powerful January prayers, simple in expression but life-changing in meaning:
Lord, may I find favor.
Lord, may You send me to help others.
Lord, grant me wisdom.
Lord, tune my heart.