Music and the Soul

There is a connection between music and my soul. I notice that I often find comfort in the lyrics of songs, it seems that for a moment there is another human being on the face of the earth that can relate to where I am at. Sometimes the words offer me a challenge, others reflection, but there is always a connection to my heart. One of my favorite things to do is to go for a drive, and just listen to music.

This morning while I was at a worship time I found that my soul once again connected to God. Let me be honest in saying that going to church has not been a priority for me this year, but this morning I realized that it is myself that I am short changing. Those times of worship, fellowship, and teaching on a regular basis is what keeps me going through out the week.

We sang a song this morning with the words "I can not hide my love". That really got me thinking, do I hide my love for God? I think that I have been lately. Truth be told I've been in a funk, that I just can't seem to get out of. The other day, I was walking around downtown, (a very familiar place), but I saw things that I had never seen before. Strange how that can happen. While walking around, I realized that I need to heed my own words, it is about the choices that I make. So this morning, even though I woke up late, and knew that I had a busy day ahead of me, I choose to have a good attitude and make the most of it. So I entered into worship, and I choose God today. It was an extremely busy day, but I kept an upbeat attitude and really did have a good day. So I strayed a bit from my original point, but it all began with a song sung while worshiping this morning.

This is a song that I have been listening to a lot lately, I find myself in a place that I need heaven to come and take me by the hand.

Heaven bent to take my hand,
lead me through the fire,
with a long awaited answer to a long and painful trial,
truth be told I tried my best,
but some where along the way I got caught up in all there was to offer,
and the cost was so much more than I could bear.

Though I've tried I've fallen,
I have sunk so low,
I've messed up better I should know,
So don't come round here and tell me I told you so.

We all begin with good intent,
love is raw and young,
we believe that we can change ourselves that the past can be undone,
though we carry on our back a burden,
time always reveals,
in the lonely light of morning,
the wound that would not heal,
its the bitter taste of losing everything I held so dear.

Heaven bent to take my hand, nowhere left to turn, I lost all those I thought were friends to everyone I know. Oh they turn their heads embarrassed, pretend that they don't see that its one miss step and slip before you know it. There doesn't seem to be a way to be redeemed.

I've messed up better, I should know, don't come around here and tell me I told you so.

Sarah MaLachlan