During my college career, I was fortunate to join the concert choir during my freshman year and enjoyed tremendous opportunities until my college years were complete. Lessons were many. Work was continuous. Memories are priceless.
One of many valuable lessons our director taught us involved our dynamics as vocalists. He often reminded us that if we could not hear ourselves, we were singing too softly. However, if we could not hear our neighbors, we were singing too loudly. I tried to instill this with every choir I later directed, whether adults, teens or children. Yet as I remember those insightful words, I also realize their truth in this life journey.
We all have been given a voice with our purpose, value, abilities and gifts. God designed these to honor Him and serve others. Our "voice" should not be so silent that we allow the world to remove it. Yet it is equally important that we are respectful of other "voices" He equipped to share on this journey. May we not be so consumed with our own voice that we dismiss the purpose, value and gifts He has given others.
I love hearing voices blend in beautiful harmony. It never ceases to amaze me that God's gift of music includes the perfect mix of male and female voices in soprano, alto, tenor and bass parts. Whether voices are masculine, feminine, high or low, strong or soft, they unite and deliver incredible, miraculous messages that touch the heart as nothing else can.
May we remember to lift our voices together...in unity, harmony and delivery. Each voice matters to Him. May each voice also matter to us.<3~thl
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