How many down times have been uplifted with a song? In my life the answer would be \u201cmany\u201d times. It may be a song from my childhood or youth days in which case, it is classified as an old song. It may be a contemporary song that only recently has become a part of my memory bank of songs. The strange thing for me is that I am not a musician. I have a family full of them and many of my best friends are musicians, but not me. In my teenage years, my mother bought me a trombone but the teacher quit after only a few \u201clessons\u201d with me. While I can carry a tune, I just can\u2019t release it very well. So here\u2019s my dilemma \u2013 I love music and find that it is most often music that makes my day, but I\u2019m not musically inclined. That\u2019s why I got so excited reading Ephesians 5:19. I had read the verse before, several times, but never caught the right word \u2013 \u201cspeaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.\u201d In looking through a number of commentaries, apparently none of the commentary writers caught that word either, since most of the commentary related to defining and distinguishing between \u201cpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs.\u201d But I don\u2019t need a commentary to set me free. Since I speak far better than I sing, I now can \u201cspeak\u201d a song and not worry about anyone quitting on me. Would you join me in \u201cspeaking\u201d a song to someone this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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