{"id":3749,"date":"2026-04-09T19:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:43:55","slug":"divine-music-in-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/?p=3749","title":{"rendered":"Divine Music In Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oh, Music, How You Move Me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"Woman playing cello in a sunlit forest\" class=\"wp-image-3750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loxwyizyojo.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oh_Music_How-You-Move-Me_.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever watched a director&#8217;s cut of a movie? It often lacks a musical score. The director talks over the film, explaining each scene&#8217;s aim. It&#8217;s easy to get distracted. Without the music, you miss the story&#8217;s intentional hook.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, have you been caught up in the moment during a very emotional scene in a movie? Maybe you noticed the music, but most likely, you were just immersed in the moment. Sometimes everything is said through the musical score\u2014no words are spoken, just a glance from across the room paired with the right strings to evoke emotion. An opening montage, with scenes strung together by a masterfully designed piece of music, can share a story\u2019s backstory without adding too much to the movie\u2019s length.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music sparks emotion, involuntary dancing, head bobbing, and foot tapping. Music cues what is going to happen next; the absence of sound altogether usually signals a jump scare or prompts an increased heart rate. Some music can take us on a journey; it can make us want to dance. It can bring up memories, tears, joy, even pain and sadness. Music moves the soul and sparks creative surges in mind and body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I reflect on music\u2019s creative power when I imagine C.S. Lewis\u2019s scene in The Magician\u2019s Nephew. Characters find Aslan singing a new world into existence: stars, sun, land, and living creatures arising from his song.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full disclosure, I am not a musician. However, I do live with one. My daughter is a cellist who has an ear for picking out her part in a piece of music. When we&#8217;re watching or listening to something, she\u2019ll say, \u201cHear that cello part?\u201d I wasn\u2019t able to distinguish the parts at first, but with practice, she\u2019s trained me to listen for it. Pops orchestra is one of her favorites, and I watch as my daughter gets giddy when she hears a beautifully written piece of sheet music. I have observed her body as she goes on and on, delighting in the struggle and joy of learning the music, then finally in the satisfaction of how it sounds when it all comes together. I can appreciate the beautifully performed musical score, but my daughter embodies it, as it flows through her and outward toward those of us lucky enough to be present.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why am I sharing all this with you?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, I was contemplating trinitarian theology and the notion of how each person of the Trinity is personified: Father, Son, and Spirit, each a distinct person, one toward and for the other three in one love, a \u201cdivine dance.\u201d I can\u2019t imagine this divine dance without music. Yes, I know we can dance without music. But my daughters&#8217; embodied experience informs me that this Dicreative form of movement, loving energy flowing between, through, and out from the other toward the other, is happening with melodious music and vibrant colors. Artists talk about creative flow, when words, colors, or music come together effortlessly, each expression uniting everything in the piece.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bI am finding the Divine in music. Words in music express what I cannot. The movement and flow open space within me for God&#8217;s healing touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we encounter beauty\u2014whether in nature, visual art, or music\u2014it can profoundly affect us, sometimes changing us in ways we didn\u2019t expect. The metaphorical &#8220;Divine dance&#8221; of the Trinity invites us to participate in a flow of love and creativity. Healing does not occur in isolation; rather, as we join this creative flow, we share loving compassion with others and play a role in mutual healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, Music, How You Move Me! Have you ever watched a director&#8217;s cut of a movie? It often lacks a musical &#8230; <a title=\"Divine Music In Motion\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/?p=3749\" aria-label=\"Read more about Divine Music In Motion\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Divine Music In Motion - Walking Beloved","description":"Oh, Music, How You Move Me! Have you ever watched a director's cut of a movie? It often lacks a musical score. 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