Music Healed Me.

Music is therapeutic. Each time I am asked to talk about music, its therapeutic nature is what comes to mind first. But I have never experienced this therapeutic nature not until last weekend.

William Farlow

All through last week, I was down in health. I barely managed to stay afloat with my posts and engagement on the platform. I visited the hospital, ran several tests and even got admitted but in all, it didn't seem like I was getting any improvement. I asked to be discharged and even though the doctor was very unwilling to do so, it was what my husband and I wanted and he had to dance to our tunes. When I got home on Sunday, I was too weak to do anything or participate in any activity. We had a full house as lots of people came for a visit. There were lots of groups of people chatting away and some were busy with the game of scrabble but in all of this noise and activities, something happened that got my body rejuvenated.

Amidst the noise, I heard a sound. Not just any sound but a musical sound. As a lover of music, my ears are always listening out for sounds. I have such a deep connection with music that it is almost impossible not to hum along or sing along when my ear picks up musical sounds. Someone amongst the guests was singing and he had a very mellifluous voice. He was singing from the hymn book and all I could think of while on my sick bed was how to blend in with my alto to create a beautiful melody. I stood up with a renewed strength and went in search of the voice and found it.

I complimented his singing and told him I would love us to sing together. He obliged me. My husband and mother-in-law were concerned because they knew I ought to be resting, not sitting up and stressing myself. At that moment, all I wanted to do was sing. I knew I had the strength to stretch my chords enough to produce musical sounds.

The moment I opened my mouth, the headache was gone. My mood was lifted and my face was covered in a smile. I closed my eyes as I sang along and listened to the beautiful melody we created. I felt a new energy rush back into my system. We spent hours singing and I enjoyed every moment of it. That evening, I ended up making dinner for everyone. It was at that moment that I truly understood the meaning of the statement, "music is therapeutic". Music healed me.

Today is Tuesday and I am supposed to share three tunes with you but I'll leave you with three songs from the lists of songs that helped heal me.

In Christ alone

I don't have anything to say about the songs I'm sharing today. I believe if you listen to them with an open mind, you'd find the reason why I love the song and perhaps you just might fall in love with them too.

Here I am to worship

Music is contagious. It spreads very fast once it has an element that appeals to the human ears. It could be the beat, rhythm, lyrics or something as beautiful as blended voices. You find yourself humming the song after having listened to it several times. Although sometimes, you only need to listen once to become hooked.

Mighty to save

The beautiful thing about music is it has everything you are looking for. There is a perfect song for every mood, every emotion and every occasion. We are blessed to have something so versatile with us. Little wonder all we would do in heaven is sing and never get tired of singing.