-John 3:16-17
What an amazing thought! God loves His creation of man so much that He gave us His only Son. God loves us so much that He pursues us, He seeks us, He calls us, because He wishes for us to love Him back.
Like many people, I sometimes listen to music and sing along with it as a form of prayer, because it seems to be one way I can effectively communicate with God. And normally, when I feel God speaking to me through this music, it is usually Christian or instrumental music. But God seems to have other ways of calling us in the music we listen to, something I only recently realized.
I was at a dance with a few of my good Catholic friends when the song "You Belong With Me," by Taylor Swift, came on. At one point in the song, the lyrics say:
"I know your favorite songs
And you tell me 'bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong,
Think I know it's with me..."
I suddenly realized that God was singing that to me. There was no loud voice, no thunder bolts, nothing extraordinary happening. There was just a small stirring in my heart as if God was saying, "You belong with Me and I love you..."
So next time you have some song lyrics dancing around in your head when you are trying to pray, or your favorite song comes on the radio, stop and really listen for a moment....listen with your heart. Maybe God's got something to say to you...
