give me the love of an orchestra

one of my favorite sounds in the whole world is the tuning of instruments before an orchestra is about to play.

my ears kind of perk up because i think they're starting, but then a lot of the notes go up and down (that's about as far as my music theory knowledge took me...) and everyone's doing different things, and the sound gets a little messy. but to me - that is some beautiful mess making.

and there's always this trust that out of all the beautiful music mess that something even more beautiful will come out of it.

i have a dear friend who just began a season of tuning... i remember being in a similar position as my friend's and feeling like my world was falling down all around me. and i look at my friend and think, "dang you're strong." but then i remember how badly i wanted someone to tell me i was weak. because there's so much expectation in being told that you are strong.

i think the things that are coming out of this season for my friend are going to be profound - just as they were for me. my life has taken a complete turn around over the last half year - but i cannot tell you how truly awesome it is to be in relationship with the greatest orchestrator of all time.

so you, my friends, bask in your weakness. and know that in even the messiest seasons of sound, a beautiful score will come from the pain, fear, stress, and loss that may plague your hearts this moment.