Music

“God has put the body together … this makes for harmony among the members, so that all care for each other.”  – 1 Corinthians 12:24-26

“Why is jazz not part of the pop scene anymore? Because it’s not the music that matters anymore. People don’t care about the music itself anymore, but about who makes the music. The public is more interested in celebrities and how a certain artist is more famous than music. It changed the way the audience relates to music. He no longer has a connection to music and its quality. Just wants the glamour. Jazz doesn’t want to be part of it. Do you know why? It’s not about humility, or arrogance, a posture, ‘we don’t want to be famous, we’re underground’. None of that. Jazz is about the human soul, not about the appearance. Jazz has values, teaches to live the moment, work together, and especially to respect the next. When musicians gather to play together, you have to respect and understand what the other does. Jazz is an international language that represents freedom. Jazz makes people feel good about themselves.”
– Jazz great,
Herbie Hancock

“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all … A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other … THE Spirit alone decides which gift each person should have. The human body has many parts, but only one body. So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some Gentiles, some slaves, and some free. But … we all share the same Spirit … If the foot says, ‘I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,’ that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, ‘I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,’ would that make it any less a part of the body? If the whole body were a giant eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell? … God has put each part just where He wants it … The eye can never say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you.’ The head can’t say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you.’ … In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary … so extra honor and care are given to those parts that seem ‘less’. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all care for each other. If one part suffers, all suffer, and if one part is honored, all are glad.”
– 1 Corinthians 12:4-26

The plan is perfect in its simplicity.

God has composed a magnificent symphony.
Everyone is important.
Everyone has a part to play.

Are you playing your part?

Are you encouraging others to play theirs?

MUSIC

You have been prayed for today.