Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), Civil War veteran, and 30-year Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, once wrote: “A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them. Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!”
I believe we are all writing our own score and lyrics; all listening to other music; all directing our own movie; all watching other movies; all actors in the same master movie. The universe is a multi-media, multi-dimensional expression of God’s living tapestry.
Don’t get so caught up in your little part that you miss the breathtaking beauty of the whole grand show. Risk speaking more than the lines you write for yourself; dare to learn the songs that require courage to sing! Unsung music, unexpressed love, and unlived grace have no echo from the grave.
© 2012 Todd Jenkins
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