Comments on: Music's Divine Connection http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/11/musics-divine-connection.html Thu, 17 May 2012 10:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ilona http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/11/musics-divine-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-5519 ilona Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:09:29 +0000 http://www.rodneyolsen.net/2007/11/musics-divine-connection.html#comment-5519 rodney- what you have here is the reasoned approach of analysing what worship and connection to God is all about, but as a woman I am going to say it is more than the reasoned facts, relationship is the culmination of the whole of the experience. You rightly say the warm fuzzies are not the proof of the relationship, but they are something of it... they are integral to the reality that in order to stay connected we need positive experiences. We are wired that way, and music is likely a proponent of the wiring. Somehow music is the transporter. That is why when we reach ecstatic levels of emotion we say we "sing". All the manners of worship are the ways in which humans discharge the powerful energy of love and excitement they feel: clap, shout, sing, stomp, beat on something to make musical sound that is bigger than their body ( my interpretation of instruments!). I appreciate your distinction between the feeling and the solid reality, though. Infatuation can mimic love based on those lyrical moments of "oneness", but the actual love is not just that but so much more. Yet, I am saying that aren't the lyrical moments an important part of the foundational and steadfast love? doesn't the lyrical belong more to that sort of love than the fleeting good feeling attraction? Take the good feeling and vibe the relationship with it, not the oter way around is what I get from what you say here. And I can agree with that! Just give me the good vibrations along with all that...cause I'm wired for it;) rodney- what you have here is the reasoned approach of analysing what worship and connection to God is all about, but as a woman I am going to say it is more than the reasoned facts, relationship is the culmination of the whole of the experience.

You rightly say the warm fuzzies are not the proof of the relationship, but they are something of it… they are integral to the reality that in order to stay connected we need positive experiences. We are wired that way, and music is likely a proponent of the wiring.

Somehow music is the transporter. That is why when we reach ecstatic levels of emotion we say we “sing”. All the manners of worship are the ways in which humans discharge the powerful energy of love and excitement they feel: clap, shout, sing, stomp, beat on something to make musical sound that is bigger than their body ( my interpretation of instruments!).
I appreciate your distinction between the feeling and the solid reality, though. Infatuation can mimic love based on those lyrical moments of “oneness”, but the actual love is not just that but so much more. Yet, I am saying that aren’t the lyrical moments an important part of the foundational and steadfast love? doesn’t the lyrical belong more to that sort of love than the fleeting good feeling attraction?

Take the good feeling and vibe the relationship with it, not the oter way around is what I get from what you say here. And I can agree with that! Just give me the good vibrations along with all that…cause I’m wired for it;)

]]> By: Jeremy Killian http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/11/musics-divine-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-5518 Jeremy Killian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:03:48 +0000 http://www.rodneyolsen.net/2007/11/musics-divine-connection.html#comment-5518 Great post. As a worship leader, I am constantly trying to remind my congregation that worship is not all about the warm, fuzzy feelings that they feel on Sunday during worship time; rather it is about sacrifice. I love music, but it is most definitely not the only way (or maybe even best way) to worship. Great post. As a worship leader, I am constantly trying to remind my congregation that worship is not all about the warm, fuzzy feelings that they feel on Sunday during worship time; rather it is about sacrifice. I love music, but it is most definitely not the only way (or maybe even best way) to worship.

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