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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: What happened to Christian music at church? posted by Scott W on May 29, 2000 at 19:59:19:
Fine points you make about challenging a listener both musically and morally, Scott. I'm in agreement with you that values are not to be adjusted downward to meet popular opinion, and often find myself stating that premise to my 16 year old son when he tries justifying some of his less than perfect behavior with the rationale that "I'm not so bad - you should see what some of the kids in my school are doing... things are different than when you were 16, Dad" To that I tell him that values are steadfast and permanent - good is good and evil is evil and they haven't changed since I was a teenager, even though the popular interpretation of them has. As to the connection with music (and God, do I love the convergence of concepts for the purpose of thought or discussion!)... here is my opinion; whether it addresses your question, I'm not sure.First of all I do not confuse spirituality with religion. God is where one finds Him, and with me it is in my heart, rather than in a church. That may account for my reluctance to condone any group's imposition of moral (or cultural) values on anyone. With that approach we veer too close to censorship, don't you think? I believe that God allows us the dignity to find our own path - struggles, missteps and all. That personal belief has a spiritual parallel in my life, as my personal history has had many, many such struggles and missteps, and yet has eventually taken me to this moment, where I can exalt in, among other things, music. Music, the ultimate and universal communication, understood by all, and used for reverance in so many cultures. In my personal experiences, I've been rewarded by being able to tap into the reverence of a composition that has been intended as tribute or reverence for God, and have only been able to hope to experience a fraction of the humanity and spirituality that the composer experienced as he was inspired. I believe God is evident in all good music (particularly in jazz), but my sense of spirituality is especially stirred when I realize that the composition or performance is specifically directed to a higher power, whether through Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", or Van Morrison's "Have I told You Lately That I Love You" - examples of a higher form of art are all around us and open us up to a glorious connection with our spirituality, and the music can be good as well as blessed!
Thanks for reminding me.
Mike M
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Follow Ups
- Re: Music and spirituality - Mike M. 11:26:15 05/30/00 (2)
- Re: Music and spirituality - Scott W 12:18:15 05/31/00 (1)
- Re: Music and spirituality and philosophy, oh boy! - Mike M. 05:49:55 06/01/00 (0)
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