It's Amazing

We spent the weekend with our grandchildren at their home that just happens to have an Amazon Alexa device (?). Apparently, the kids have whatever control is needed. John and I were new to such a device. At rest, she quietly scrolls some interesting things that you can touch if you want to know more. If you address her, she speaks in conversational English and tries to do whatever you ask of her. It is quite amazing.

The kids have several favorite songs that they request of Alexa, so I now have "Timber" and "Thunder" and "Believer" in my repertoire. I loved watching them dance to the music and sing along. I now know how they learn the words... Alexa shows the words as the song plays. It is really cool. John tested his skill and had her playing songs that I loved from the seventies by Bread and The Monkees. The kids thought those songs were crazy. But, I was transported back to the time when John and I were dating. I almost felt 18 again. It was awesome.

Music is emotionally moving. It reaches down to my soul and literally moves me. I can not sit still when music is playing. I tap my foot or move my leg to the rhythm; I tap out the drum parts on anything nearby. I allow my mind to float to the music and I am moved.

One song that touches nearly every believer is, "Amazing Grace", written by John Newton in 1779. in 2006, contemporary worship music writer and composer, Chris Tomlin, added his own retrain (My Chains Are Gone). The song just keeps getting better and better.

"Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed.

My chains are gone, I've been set free, My God, my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy rains, Unending love, Amazing grace. The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine. But God, Who called me here below Will be forever mine. Will be forever mine. You are forever mine.

Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. When we've been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun."

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work," (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV).

It's amazing!