I chuckled to myself at his youthful innocence, but I was very glad that he could admit he was signing and singing a song whose words he did not quite understand. In my appraisal business, sometimes I am called on to testify about an appraisal that I have performed. This is usually for property settlement cases involving divorces. My first few experiences up on a witness stand were terrifying. The courtroom is unfamiliar territory.
Lawyers speak a different language.
The cases are very hostile, to reach the point of a trial. So the tensions always run high. I was at the point of turning down all divorce-related business, when a sympathetic elderly judge, sensing my nervousness said, Mr. Massey, just tell what you know, tell the truth and that is all. From that point on, testifying in court has become second nature for me. The Bible is very clear about our responsibility to testify about our faith when the opportunity is made available.