Music

For many music is a way of communication: the things which we cannot say with words, we say through music. The longest book of the Bible is made up mostly of songs(Psalms). Listening to one song can change our emotions or even our attitude for the entire day. I have to admit though that above all other genres, classical is my favorite. It is the ability to convey such a varied array of feelings without so much as a single word that makes this particular genre so amazing to me. In my mind what makes music so powerful is the feeling that is put into it. In a collection of notes and sounds a person displays their heart: their brokenness, their imperfections, their joy, and everything in between. Music amazes me because even in today's culture where we find it more and more difficult to be honest with one another and show who we truly are, music remains a stream of constant honesty. When we choose our favorite songs, when an artist creates their song they drop all inhibitions and show themselves unabashedly. It's a beautiful and mysterious thing. Music is incorporated into worship, I believe, not because it's about the music but because it encourages an honesty that we should have before God. In the moment where we are truly pressing into His presence and touching who He is we realize how truly small we are. We become humbled and can do nothing but sit in awe of how great He is and how blessed we are that He should love us regardless of our faults.