Today was I was blessed to have a fantastic Sacrament meeting in my young single adult ward. It was the Christmas concert put on by our wonderfully talented ward choir. My entire life, I've felt that music possesses the power to touch me more than anything else and has the ability to say things better than I ever could with my own words. Christmas music is just so magical! How can you not be moved by the lyrics of each one? A girl by the the name of Sister Anderson gave an angelic performance of "Breath of Heaven." I think I sat completely still the entire song and got chills numerous times. I simply love music!
While we are talking about music, I'd like to share an excerpt from one of my favorite songs right now titled, "You Give Me Hope" by Between The Trees (a band I highly recommend.)
"I look at your smiling face,
You're so weak, yet you have such strength,
You take a glance around this place,
You make the best of everything
You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain
So I'll take this life and live like I was given another try
We laugh, we cry
Sometimes we're broken and we don't know why,
I'm tired and I lose my way,
you help me find faith,
You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain..."
I'm reminded of all those people in my life who are such an example of strength and remind me that we all feel broken and lost in our lives every now and then. Those people that conquer the darkness and prove their strength; those that smile despite their pain...those are the people I look up to.
I'm so grateful that I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and that I had the wonderful opportunity to feel my Father's spirit through song today.
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