Listening to Classical Music, Part 1 (TMF:2212)

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Peace to Live By: Listening to Classical Music, Part 1 (TMF:2212) - Daniel Litton
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       Sometimes I like to just take some time, relax, and listen to some classical music. Why classical music and not some other form of tune? Why not alternative, or rock, or hip-hop, or whatever else one likes to listen to? Well, for me, I find that when I listen to classic music, it really relaxes me in a way that a lot of other things cannot. There is something refreshing about it, almost as if it is rebooting my brain and clearing out all of my thoughts. Other music tends to get me to think about things too much. But classical music, it’s like going for a nice evening swim when the temperature is perfect outside. We can all remember the story from 1 Samuel 16. This is the story in which Saul, king of Israel, was facing a real problem. He found himself being tormented by an evil spirit for something he had done wrong. The King’s men suggested to him that he call upon someone who could play the lyre, that it would likely help him. He did just that—he called upon the man his men recommended. This person, we know, was David, Son of Jesse, the future King of Israel.