Harmony

“Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.”  Psalm 133:3. I learned to love singing the alto, harmony part back in high school chorus, and picked it up years later when I sang in the church choir.  While it’s not as pretty as the soprano’s melody line, there is a richness and depth to it that makes the whole song come together. To this day I find myself making up the harmony to any song I hear.  It’s funny to think that two, or more, different sounding parts can blend into such a melodious, refreshing sound.  Isn’t life kind of like that?  We all have unique parts that God gives us to “sing“, parts that might sound like a cacophony  rather than a symphony, if they aren’t sung under his direction.  It takes a lot of practice to sing in harmony, and even more to live in harmony with our fellow “singers”.  But it can be done, when we are united in Christ.  Paul encourages us with these words. “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” Church doctrines, traditions, customs, even architecture vary within Christianity, so like choir members singing different parts, we must follow the lead of the director. Only then will all those notes, in that heavenly composition, be sung the way He intended.