How central a role does music play in your daily life? How influential is music in the development of your discipleship?
One of the most precious memories of my life is of Tori's birth-day. Just minutes after her birth -- after the nurses had cared for Tori and allowed Mandy and I some moments with her -- we brought Trae into the room to meet her newborn baby sister. As Trae sat down, we placed baby Tori into her arms. It was a tender moment for Mandy and me but somehow, the tenderness was lost on Tori who began crying in that shrill, piercing cry so common to infants.
Trae, somewhat perplexed by his sister's wailing cry, instinctively began to sing: "Jesus Loves Me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so..." And in a matter of moments, the softly sung tones of Jesus Loves Me had restored baby Tori's spirit from a cry to contentment (thankfully, the above episode was all caught on video and is one treasured possession).
I learned on that day, in a lesson taught to me by my girls, the incredible power of music. I don't know if a "hymn a day" will keep the doctor away but I have discovered how choosing a hymn a day (a specific song to hum, to sing, to reflect and to meditate on throughout the day) can keep bitterness, anger and discontentment at bay.
What is your hymn today? What song has God put in your heart to sing throughout this day to quiet your soul?
