Music

I just heard a new Christmas song, It's That Time Again!  It brought happy thoughts to my mind.  One of the singers was the amazing man we did work for during our first mission trip.  During that week, I was inspired, encouraged, and amazed by this man and his love and devotion for God even through all of the trials of his life.  To this day, when I hear "Amazing Grace", it takes me back to his living room surrounded by the youth and other volunteers, listening to him share his story, hearing him sing those beautiful words straight from his heart and into ours. 
Music can have that affect on me.  Some music brings back not just the words I'm singing to my mind, but a moment in time that is instilled in me.  Some are old hymns I remember hearing as a child, some are newer songs that touched me by hearing the words I needed to hear when I needed to hear them,
Tonight was Messiah rehearsal night.  And, each chorus, each solo, has a special memory attached to it.  As a whole, the Messiah is a gift to those who hear it.  But, to me, it's a gift for me to sing because it's such a beautiful way to share God's message in a way I couldn't do on my own.  As much as I like to write, I could never put God's message into such beauty.
So, today, in several ways during different times during the day, I've heard God through the music, seen Him through the visions that music has given me.
Ephesians 5:18- 19 Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, ¹⁹ singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. ²⁰ And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessings,
Jennifer