I find that music can have quite an effect on people, you only have to look at the audience during a concert – rock, country, classical or other – to feel the mood it can bring about. Some will sing along or wave their arms in the air if the music is appropriate to that. Then feel the atmosphere when the music stops. The applause, or cheering and shouts for more - of course only in suitable settings. As a young boy I sang in the chapel choir, I was lead treble till the voice broke, then as I got older singing got less and less important. Well nobody asked me to sing and with smoking the voice got a bit croaky. But I still loved music and could immerse myself in whatever I was listening to and relate to the words of some songs as having some meaning in my life.
So I thought, perhaps, a few numbers might mean something to others too. I’m not putting links to any of the songs I mention, but maybe you will make the effort to find them and see if they can have some meaning for you.
The first one is above and comes from the musical “A little night music”. It makes me think of all the times when we just muddle through life thinking it will be alright. We go our own sweet way and expect the world to fall in with what we want. The singer almost puts his thoughts as if life were just a show, and says
“Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air. Send in the Clowns.” And “I thought that you’d want what I want, sorry my dear.”
Aren’t we a bit like that.
Well you can continue to muddle through if you want, but it’s not the way to go. We need to turn to God and search for what he wants for us. I hope that most who read this will have already asked Jesus into their lives, but just in case I thought this might be a good way to start. I don’t want you to be where I was some years ago,
“Quick, send in the clowns....don’t bother, they’re here!”
Jim Finch
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