Lessons From Animals, Part 8:
Sweet Morning Music
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him." (Ps 28:7 NKJV)
I love the sweet morning music that comes to the
woodlands here in the Springtime. As I go out to walk my dogs at daybreak I
can literally hear dozens of birds singing songs of love, joy, and delight.
Often I pause our walk to just listen to the beautiful music of these
feathered angels. The dozens of different songs float through the cool
morning air to form a Heavenly symphony for my happy ears. They bring a
smile to my face and a song to my own heart as well. They awaken the sweet
morning music in my own soul as I watch the sun climb over the mountains,
tell God how much I love Him, and thank Him again for my life here.
Of course, not all of the music in this world is so sweet. There are lyrics
of loneliness in this world. There are notes of pain that can pierce your
heart. There are songs of discord and disharmony that poison the air of our
lives everyday. One thing that I have learned, however, is that while we
can’t always control the music we hear in this world we can always control
the songs that we sing.
What song is going to come from your spirit today? What lyrics are you going
to sing? What notes are you going to play? Are you going to add to the sweet
morning music that is so often around you or are you going to lend your
voice to the disharmony that often comes your way?
The choice is yours. You can start your mornings with prayerful lyrics of
love and thanks to your Heavenly Father who made you. You can fill your days
with a melody of kind words for family, friends, and strangers alike. You
can send a silent chorus of well wishes to every soul you pass on the
street. You can share the harmony of help and happiness with your neighbors
and the whole world. You can make your entire life such a sweet song of love
that every angel in Heaven will want to sing along.
Joseph J. Mazzella