Finding God in Music
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t Francis of Assisi was a man who found God in everything, he was very much attuned to the being of nature wherein he manifested his love for God, which one can especially see in his sermons to the fish, talks with the birds, etc.
In a similar manner, the inspiration for me to write this article came from the book entitled ‘The Shack’, written by W. M. Paul Young, wherein the author narrates the story of a man who finds God in the most desperate moments of his life, especially after the death of his youngest daughter. One of the points that struck me other than the incredible story was the incident wherein God, who takes the form of an elderly African woman in this novel says this with regards to music, ‘God listens to everything, not just music, but the heart behind it.’ This made me think about what my outlook is on music after joining the religious way of life. Am I a person who only prefers to listen to artists who were dealing with Gospel songs or am I able to see beyond? There are so many secular songs that help us to see God in not so much as an explicit way, but rather very subtly. Am I looking at songs with these lenses? A few days after I had read the book, Cl. Chichanbemo George for his good night talk, took up the lyrics of the famous Justin Bieber song entitled ‘As I Am’ and emphasized on the following lyrics, Sometimes, I don't know why you love me Sometimes, I don't know why you care Take me with the good and the ugly Say, "I'm not goin' anywhere" Take me as I am, swear I'll do the best I can Say, "I'm not goin' anywhere" Take me as I am, swear I'll do the best I can Say, "I'm not goin' anywhere" There are several other songs like Alan Walkers, Alone Pt II mentioned below, which DD Express
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