Well my worst fear has come to fruition. I had a loose crown on a tooth, been ignoring it for several weeks. The crown was connected to some dental work with two other teeth and today the little bridge of teeth just saw fit to come “aloose” and fall out. It doesn’t hurt but…woe is me!! I’ve never had an unpleasant visit at the dentist’s office, don’t mind the shots, but I have this irrational fear of the dentist office that makes my heart race and my palms sweat. I’m in a fog of dentist dread. So pray for me as I’m off to the dentist tomorrow.

My friend sent me this quote about wind chimes this morning. “Like the wind chimes, we are all part of a larger symphony, and our lives contribute to the beauty of the world,” Unknown. Just think of the symphonies that play out in the world each day. Symphonies of heart breaking sadness and symphonies of glorious joy. Music has a rhythm and flow of melodies just as the world has a cycle of night and day and a rhythm of seasons. When everything flows just right the harmonies are a symphonic masterpiece.

 Bible scripture encourages us to use music for worship, for praise, and for joy. Psalm 150 tells us to praise God with instruments like trumpets, lutes, tambourines, harps, and cymbals. The Psalms also encourage us to praise God through singing. Psalm 150:1-5 reads, “Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.”

I think the birds sing for joy, for the freedom of flying through the heavens, connecting with God and nature’s symphonies. My daughter loved to whistle when she was a happy. She learned to whistle as a toddler. I loved to listen to her when she was happily playing and whistling. When my family gathers at vet brothers house for a family dinner, he whistles happy tunes in the kitchen. I find myself whistling when I’m working in my garden and when I’m filling up the bird feeders. Music soothes our souls and expresses our love of life.

I think music is a gift from God. Music can uplift our spirits, express emotions and bring comfort in a spiritual way. The beautiful old hymns we all know by heart bring us closer to God when we sing them in the churches’ sanctuaries, the church pews of the porch swings, or wherever you feel the Lord’s presence. We all need to “make a joyful noise unto the Lord” to thank him for our many blessings.

“We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.” — J. Reuben Clark Jr.