I as you all know love music. I love orchestral music as well. The group on the music links below I loved as a kid. And, I still appreciate them now.

Certain music stands out in each generation. They had a very unique sound.

The first song, “Nights in white satin” has different possible meanings. That is what good writing of lyrics can do. It allows the listener to climb into the message and emotion of the song. Our life’s events and circumstances attach to the music and it forever brings that event back to life in our minds and allows our emotions to be moved when  the first note plays. It is a beautiful gift from God.

I believe this song when compared to my life and all the years that I have  lived could best be interpreted this way for me…

This song to me is about relationships on so many levels. Who has not written a letter or at least went through the cerebral thought process of what would be said to a person who deeply upsets us and we wanted them to know.

I have written one such letter in my life. It depleted me  and  I found it exhausting to write by hand I might add and it went into a stamped envelope. Fortunately just before I mailed it out by the grace of God I heard in my head one word. No.

I brought that word No to prayer and realized that my writing of that letter with such detail and raw specificity was a cathartic measure to help me to empty the hurt out fully. So, I felt peace and tore the letter to shreds.

The letter was blatantly true, what I found at the end of this writing  which was heavy with vitriol was the fact that I forgave them and loved them. I actually cried when I finished that letter. I gave forgiveness in my heart to them. This is another case once again where holding your emotions in check is vital.

Had I just thrown that letter into the mail. I would have devastated the recipient of the letter. She was not equipped to deal with the truth. She knew the truth , but most likely would never have owned  it or admitted it to me. By this time in my life and faith walk with God he had shown me my own short comings so how could I judge her personal falter?  Like the bible says, take the log out of your own eye before you try and take a splinter out of some one else’s. Amen to that.

Remember, some letters never should be sent. I do not believe that we always have to have the last word or so called closure. We are suppose to be Jesus to oneanother and we are expected to show a measured mercy to our offenders.

Let me state that to me forgiveness is paramount . After that if a relationship is unhealthy It is important to protect and distance yourself from that person or situation. You do not need to talk about them , just let them be. God is working in their lives too.

We just need to look at the cross to our teacher Jesus Christ and  his words as he was brutally murdered on the cross because of our sins. FORGIVE THEM FATHER FOR THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DO.

So, if Jesus could forgive us. I sure the heck could forgive her.

 

We do not always need to be right , because we are not always right.

I strongly feel that my tearing that letter up and not continuing the unhealthy cycle of hurt that she perpetrated was the right thing to do. My actions  must truely have  given her  pause over the years. Her conscience I am sure has been very much in touch with the truth. I also think that she is aware of what honest humble faith is now.

Nights in white satin the moody blues

 

This song below , in her eyes  was written when the lead singers daughter was born and he looked into the beautiful eyes of his child. What parent has not looked at their God given gift of their child and not worried about the direction that the world and society were going in.

It seems as I get older that I have come into the realization that every generation worries about the direction of which society is going . And , I think that it is worthy of our consideration.

But we have something that is more useful than the act of worrying and stressing out about our children’s futures. We have Jesus Christ the author of life watching over us.We need to give our children and families this hopeful and life giving message.

Whatever we as a people do with our earthly pens, laws whatever decisions we make to alter our lives and societies structure can very easily be corrected by the  author of life.  God can always set the story of our lives straight once again. Amen.

 

In her eyes. Moody blues

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ud7TsATY5eo

 

God Bless You,

Danny