"Without music, life would be a mistake" —Friedrich Nietzsche
When I was a
girl I took, in music lessons in this order, Piano, Clarinet, Violin, Piano
(again) and eventually the drums in my 50s. I can’t play a song that you’d want to listen
to on any of those instruments. Music is
amazing-it can evoke strong emotions, help you recall a memory, inspire
creativity, calm your nerves and even put a baby to sleep.
In a well
written musical score, each instrument, each note is dependent on all the others
to create a song worth listening to. Every
musician in the orchestra has an important role to play and no instrument or the
individual playing it is independent of
any of the others. All parts must work together so that beautiful
music can be created. If you broke down
a song into its many parts and played them independently, much of what you heard
would likely sound like discordant noise. Musical notes and instruments need
each other to create music.
Paul
often describes the church as Christ's body. But I’d like for you, as we prepare
for our “Night of Music” that you consider the 2015 DR team a song. Followers of Jesus are interrelated with
every other person in the body of Christ. Though each believer may be unique, each
believer is also dependent on the rest. Like interrelated musical notes, each
person is critical to the music we will play.
We must work together in unity and oneness of purpose to help bring
about Gods purpose for our Mission and this fundraiser.
You
might be a loud trumpet call, or a harmonizing note. You might be the steady beat that keeps the
team on task daily. You might play in
the minor key or even be the rest-a pause in a musical score. Musicians say that without rests, music would
just be noise, bedlam instead of beauty. God has equipped each individual member with an
instrument to play, notes to contribute--gifts and talents for the building up
of the body. Play your part with
confidence and enthusiasm and together we will make beautiful music!
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