STIR MY SOUL
Music touches the core of our being and vibrates our souls. It can be loud and abrasive pounding notes into our veins; it can make us weep tears when we remember certain moments. Our feet may want to dance or we may want to plug our ears; but music is a language that crosses all barriers. Even nature shares the rhythms of the world by blowing wind scattering leaves to the soothing sound of a clear brook bubbling. Often the birds join the chorus and even the rocks cry out.
I played in a band growing up and I still play the piano. I loved the synchronicity of the instruments and my fingers searching for the notes as they ran over the keys. Yet, there were times when my clarinet would squeak a rusty note or I would hit an A sharp when it should have been a B flat chord. Being in tune and harmonizing is like the balance in our lives; but we will all have moments in our sweet melodies with the wrong note or playing off key.
I like to think that we are all individual notes in this great musical composition of life. God is the conductor and He orchestrates the flats, sharps, the majors and minors scales and determines the beat of our lives - our very hearts! What a concerto when the melody of our world is in synch. What a sound of joy in the music of our lives; sour notes and all!
So cry out in song and let your voice be heard above the messy noise and blaring trumpets. When others are beating their own rhythms, find yours and find those calms of rest in the music. Let the cadence of your song be catchy so others will share your enthusiasm. Even if your song is mournful, help or uplift a soul in his or her dark hour. What kind of music is in your story these days?
Ephesians 5: 15-19
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,