Making Music

Lately I've been paying attention to the words people say. I find it amazing that we all have access to the same words and yet, each of us links those words together in unique and varied ways.

Personally, it's a rare moment that what I mean in my head actually comes out of my mouth the way I intended. It's so much easier to write/type it out, because then there's an eraser. Or white-out. Or the delete key.


Words are powerful. With words we hurt and heal. We disappoint and encourage. We agree and disagree...and agree to disagree.

Words can make or break a relationship. They can make you rethink what you've thought about me. Words are what we've got to express love and affection, disdain and regret.

The Bible tells us to speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. I think that means to use our words to make music, as often as we can.

I think about the One who is the Word. Who spoke entire worlds into existence. "Let there be..." he said. And there was. I'm told it was that very Word that wrapped himself up in skin like yours and mine, moved into an ordinary neighborhood, and walked side by side with regular people who miss the mark every day, so that we would know peace and hope and joy and love. For real. It's a mystery that I wish I understood better. And I am promised that one day I will.

Until then, I try to love like Him. I try to use my words to make music, as often as I can.

Beginning with the words we say to ourselves, I pray that today we find music in the words we hear and the words we speak. Making music. One word at a time.

I made the word collage, above, by pasting I Peter 3:10 (The Message) into this site.

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