Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Jesus is singing over us, are we listening?

Many of you have heard the story posted below, about the master violin player who plays in a subway station, and virtually goes unnoticed. It's a true story, I posted the Washington post article below. And I have posted Joshua Bell playing his first piece below as well. The virtuoso, virtually unnoticed. It reminds me of when Jesus came. He was beaten and despised, rejected, the Master of Masters, the King of Kings, literally God in human flesh. And now, what of today? He died, but rose again, now He is alive and seated at the Right hand of God with all authority and power to judge us all, but still, virtually goes unnoticed. Christian, does He go unnoticed in your everyday life? People who need Christ, has He escaped your notice as well? He comes, He bacons for us to listen, but we pass by, unnoticing Him. "The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will sing over you with shouts of joy. (Zephaniah 3:17) As He sings His song over you, do you take notice? I hope so, it's quite a beautiful song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJahQRJ0Tq8 Youtube of Josh Bell playing... Article telling of the mystery violin player: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- "A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?" Share if you took the time to read this

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