I'm sitting in Common Grounds (a coffee shop at Biola), sipping at my perfectly heated London Fog, and reading Edmund Burke's Reflection on the Revolution in France, and it hits me: I'm not frantically running around right now! I often characterize my life as one which is always moving, always busy, never really at rest. But, this morning, as I became aware of the fact that I was calmly sitting and reading and sipping, it brought a slight smile to my face.
The life God has given me here at Biola is so incredibly beautiful. I love my job. I love my friends. I love (for the most part, hehe) my classes. I am blessed.
I love that I can sit in a coffee shop at 10:07 in the morning on a Thursday and hear Sufjan Stevens in the speakers, and look around at all of the happy coffee shop people reading and talking with their friends.
Amidst the things that I love are things that cause me pain. Sick grandparents, siblings going through hard times. It's sad. God is showing me the rightness of feeling two emotions simultaneously that seem contrary in nature: joy and sorrow. Isn't it interesting how we can both feel incandescently happy and detrimentally downcast at the same time? I think so. The good thing is, for us who have come to life in Christ, the knowledge of our salvation should be enough to cause a joy that puts our sorrow to shame.
All that to say, I'm happy. I'm resting. My day will be busy, don't doubt that. But it will be a day that began with rest. Thank you, Lord, for showing me the little things you love to show me.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Beautiful Music
A couple of nights ago, I watched a fantastic movie called "The Brothers Bloom". It is such a great movie, and I highly recommend it for everyone in the world to watch...right now. :)
One of the best things about this movie is the soundtrack. The music is so beautiful! It cuts at your heart. It makes you smile. It makes you want to cry. I've been listening to it all weekend, and it hasn't gotten old.
One of my favorite songs is titled Penelope's Theme, and it's just so darn beautiful. If someone were to write a song that describes me, I would want them to be inspired by this song.
The piece starts with just a piano. A consistent bass line. A jumping melody. Then enter the strings. Beautiful harmonies abound. Amazingly complex yet so beautifully simple. Just like Penelope.
This soundtrack makes me sway. It causes me to move with the rhythms. But not too much, since I'm sitting in a Starbucks right now as I write this and listen to the soundtrack. That would just be embarrassing.
God is a being of beauty. Music is a reflection of His goodness and absolute beauty.
Listen to this song. I mean, please, listen to this song. :)
I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do.
One of the best things about this movie is the soundtrack. The music is so beautiful! It cuts at your heart. It makes you smile. It makes you want to cry. I've been listening to it all weekend, and it hasn't gotten old.
One of my favorite songs is titled Penelope's Theme, and it's just so darn beautiful. If someone were to write a song that describes me, I would want them to be inspired by this song.
The piece starts with just a piano. A consistent bass line. A jumping melody. Then enter the strings. Beautiful harmonies abound. Amazingly complex yet so beautifully simple. Just like Penelope.
This soundtrack makes me sway. It causes me to move with the rhythms. But not too much, since I'm sitting in a Starbucks right now as I write this and listen to the soundtrack. That would just be embarrassing.
God is a being of beauty. Music is a reflection of His goodness and absolute beauty.
Listen to this song. I mean, please, listen to this song. :)
I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do.
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