Music: The Language of Heaven?

The power of music is evident in each of our lives. This is true no matter who we are and no matter what kinds of music we prefer. In such a world as where we live, we hear music everywhere we go and in everything we do. We hear music on the radio, on our ipod's, from the instruments we play, at concerts we go to, etc. Each of us is unique and therefore attracted to specific genre's of music, matching our specific personalities. Many say our generation has been involved in and has created more music than any previous generation. Although this may be true statistically, we cannot forget that music, no matter how much, has always been the most important aspect of every generation and has played the most important role in every life from the beginning of time.

So why is music so powerful? Why does it create emotions we cannot explain? Have you ever noticed animals around music, how it attracts and calms them? We often believe music affects only humans, but how often do we see it affect all living things?

Janice Kapp Perry, a songwriter, said about music, "Is it a memory that birth could not erase?" Maybe music has such power because the feelings we receive are so close to the joy we felt in our heavenly home. Is music the language of heaven? Is everything in our universe composed? Modern scientists have reported that planets and stars within our solar system have certain rhythms to their rotations around each other. Scientists have also declared that the left-brain, right-brain theory is no longer correct. When a person hears music or when they create music in their mind, most EVERY part of their brain lights up.

Pay close attention to your feelings when listening to MUSIC, not NOISE. Ponder the power of music in your life, and how it affects you. When you listen closely to music and the feelings it creates, you will find you are more in tune with the spirit inside you; more in tune with your heavenly home.

Thomas Stanley, Jr.