Soul-Soothing

A couple of months ago I was at a training week for pastors that started each morning with worship. While we waited to start, the musician sang to help us prepare.  One of his songs struck a chord with me (pun intended), so I put it on my Spotify favorites playlist. Today as I was driving, I listened to that playlist, and this time I connected with that song even more than I had before.

The song is Weary Traveler by Jordan St. Cyr. It came out in 2022. Here's what the chorus says:

Weary traveler, restless soul
You were never meant to walk this road alone
It'll all be worth it so just hold on
Weary traveler, you won't be weary long

My prevailing status for more than a year has been tiredness, so you can see how this fits me so well. I have been working on relearning how to connect with God and how to feed my soul. Today it is this song. The words are exactly what I needed, so this song got some repeat plays.

There's another song on my playlist that also got repeat plays. It feeds my soul in a different way. The song is Symptoms of Life by Willow. The lyrics don't come through as much in this one, but the way the song is constructed is amazingly complicated and enjoyable. I have no idea how to classify it. It's on my playlist because one of my adult children sent it to me with the question, "What is the meter of this?"  After one listen, I decided not to try to figure it out,  and instead just to enjoy it.  Today I wondered if I could find sheet music for it, and if I did, would I be able to play or sing it? I think I would like to try. 

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with music.  Sometimes it soothes my soul, and sometimes it's a source of pain. Maybe someday I will be brave enough to dive into that with a therapist. Meanwhile I'm thankful for the days when music soothes, so, for today I will just say...

...thanks, God.

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