Reason to Sing:: Great is Thy Faithfulness

Music has taught me so many things over the years. I would guess that many of life's most important messages were received through the miracle of song. 

Want proof? 

Cyndi Lauper taught me that fun is something that girls just want to have. 

Pat Benatar taught me that love can be a battlefield. 

Journey taught me the that giving up on belief is a bad idea. 

Nirvana taught me about the scent of adolescence. 

TLC taught me to value rivers and lakes over the fickleness of waterfalls. 

MC Hammer taught me that there were things that I should not touch. 

Creed taught me the proper way to hold my arms is wide open. 

If I did my job well you are still singing along with at least one song. 

The power of music is evident when you hear a song you know and you can feel yourself transported. You can see, smell and feel all kinds of things that were significant when you first heard that music. It informs us about how life works and how we deal with joy and pain. 

This is one of the major roles that worship music plays in our life. There are certain songs that play on mental repeat in times where we're struggling or in pain. "It is Well With my Soul" has gotten me through many a difficult night. 

When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul
 

Listen as we explore the role of worship music as education. There's an opportunity to learn something new or reinforce something familiar, if we have have eyes to see it in worship.