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Monday, June 06, 2005
In the Key of Wow
The image on the screen looked like ET making funny faces. When the sound came on I thought of the Loch Ness Monster.
I was seated by my wife's bed while a technician operated an ultrasound device, checking her leg for a possible blood clot. The good news was that there was no news.
Joanne has been hospitalized for almost four weeks. Her particular pneumonia has been diagnosed, treatment is working, she's on the mend. (A clear crisp knock on wood is heard.) All along the way family, friends, and churchly folks have showered us with love and prayers and practical help. Yea!!
But my point here is that her body is musical. Its pulse moves at a certain frequency all its own. So does mine, and yours. We find ourselves speaking of good vibrations, of being in sync. I wonder if part of what makes people fall in love is that two scores of internal music come together in glorious harmony?
In any case, we human types resonate each with our own unique tone. The same goes for beasts of the field, flying and swimming creatures. Every rock, tree, and -- well, you get the point.
Those who've heard me try will vouch that I'm not much of a singer. (As a kid I was told, "You may well be able to carry a tune in a bucket. You just have a hard time pouring it out!") But my heart and soul are blessed when my ears hear good music. And, wow, how many wildly different kinds of music are truly, truly good!
I'm so glad one of my favorite Bible verses (Psalm 100:1) says, "Make a joyful noise to the Lord!" That I can do.
And I'm almost speechless with thanks that one of the last visions in the book of Revelation (19:6-8) features a heavenly choir singing with the tones of a rushing river and huge thunder clouds. What they're excited about is that God is getting set to throw the world's greatest wedding banquet for Jesus and his Bride. And, folks, she is us!
Excuse me while I stop to sing and shout.
posted by Jack Buckley at
12:11 PM
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