Sacred Music Sunday: With Wondering Awe

It might sound weird for the Sunday music feature to be a Christmas song in July, but I’ve had With Wondering Awe stuck in my head for over a month. I grew up in a place where it doesn’t snow, and rain is confined to the months of November through March. Rain means Christmas to me.

For over a decade now, I’ve lived somewhere where it still doesn’t snow, but the rainy season is July and August. Like clockwork, as soon as the monsoon hits, I want to drink hot chocolate and sing Christmas carols. The first time it happened, it wasn’t even a conscious decision. The rain came, and the songs started getting stuck in my head like ancient programming. It took me a week to figure out why my brain started serving them up in the middle of summer.

Whatever weather says Christmas to you, I hope you enjoy it!