Our Musical Mind

I recently heard a touching story. A young couple, who already had a small boy, was going to have a baby girl. Every day the little boy would sing to his sister before she was born. He loved to do it often and would really put his heart into it. Everything was going well until the baby girl was born. Then there were complications and she was put on life-support. The doctors could find no reason for her not to get better. They did not expect her to live. They did everything they could but she kept getting worse. Big brother was not allowed to see her. He was devastated. He kept asking when he could see his little sister and when he could sing to her. Soon the doctors told the parents that the baby would live only a very short time. The parents decided brother should see his sister before she died, and be permitted to sing to her if he wanted to. Much to the dismay of the hospital staff, brother was dressed in hospital scrubs and taken into the room where his baby sister was. As he watched her, he began to sing his favorite song to her. He sang for what seemed like a long time. Then he told her good bye and left the room with his mother and father. That very night the baby girl began to improve dramatically! She continued to improve and the following day, or perhaps it was the day after that, she was well enough to take her home.
The parents called it a miracle of God. The nurses called it the miracle of the song. And the doctor just called it a miracle. The song of the big brother had made the difference of life and death. Now brother could sing to his little sister all he wanted to--at home.
I guess God has indeed made each of us with a "musical mind". Perhaps an unborn baby who is exposed to kind and loving singing and music--and happy words and laughter--will thrive and respond physically and emotionally in miraculous ways. Perhaps it will make a significant difference all their lives. Perhaps we underestimate the power of music and how God has designed our minds to respond to it. Music has helped avoid depression and anxiety. It has helped with frustration and anger. If the positive is true, the negative is sure to be true also. Think about it. I believe God has given us a Musical Mind. Let's take advantage of it.

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[True story told on TV by Jennifer LaMountain]