Life's Soundtrack

What is it about music that resonates with our souls? I think one reason is that, if only for a brief moment, it reminds us that there is a bigger harmony taking place behind the scenes of our lives. Music gives everything a context; it somehow blends together a mix of notes and noises to form a melodious work of art. I think deep down this is what we are secretly all hoping is true of our lives… that somehow all of these random, painful, and sometimes glorious pieces are really just parts of a greater ensemble. But how often it seems that the rhythm which composes the soundtrack of our lives is rudely interrupted by piercing notes of off-beat instruments. The empty thud of our heart when the unexpected death of a loved one touches us. The deafening buzz of another monotonous week behind cubicle walls. The blaring pitch of loneliness as another relationship ends in non-commitment. The dull hum of daily obligation and routine.

But what if we began to recognize these “off-beat instruments,” which we perceive as interrupting or insignificant, as parts of the whole melody being composed? It would free us from having to compartmentalize our lives into isolated noises. And even beyond that, what if we were to be intimately acquainted with the Composer of it all? I think only then could we truly begin to see the forest for the trees; to hear the soundtrack for the first time. And as we fall in love with the Composer and begin to trust more and more that His composition is Good, we begin to see each instrument as an instrument of purpose in our lives. And what was once noise becomes melody that continues to build until The Day we will hear with perfect clarity.