Idols and Songs - Week 2

Idols and Songs

May 30

Often, during the Christmas Season, we are surrounded by those we love the most. And there’s something beautiful about that. But. If love is the highest Christian ethic, and loving everyone is the way that CHrist loved, then that’s a good deal more difficult. Jay Kim speaks about two ends of the spectrum of people who are challenging to love: one because it’s easy to forget about them (namely, the global poor and those in need) and the other because we don’t WANT to love them (our enemies).

In Exodus 15, we see a beautiful song that’s sung by the Hebrew people that memorializes the faithfulness of God in rescuing them from Egypt. An in that song, we’re reminded of the power of music and song to remember. We find that singing brings memory to life. And we learn that as we sing truth, we begin to move from simply knowing to embodying and experiencing.