Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.~ Psalm 23
Come let us sing a song and drive away the devil. ~ Martin Luther
I'll bet you've heard Psalm 23 at every - or at least most - funerals you've ever been to.
For many of us, it is the go-to place for scriptural comfort.
Of course there are other Psalms that do that as well: Psalm 46, Psalm 121, and others.
Psalms were mostly sung by the ancient Hebrew people, and are still often chanted today.
And music, as Martin Luther tells us here, is a wonderful way to drive away "the devil" or drive away despair.
I have a playlist I listen to of music that makes me happy: music that lifts my spirits.
Music that makes me want to sing and dance even when I feel like weeping.
And that is truly a blessing.
Question for thought: What piece of music (or art) lifts your spirits when you are sad?
Pray: Listen to that song or piece of music and thank God for the blessing of it!
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