Reflections for 9/27

One of my sort of stress relievers is my musical birthday updates on my Facebook page.  I've loved music all of my life.  There's something from every genre that I like, though I do have my preferences. 

Sometimes when I see a birthday come up, it takes me back to my younger days or sometimes my adult days. Remembering concerts, and the friends I went with, or songs that I used to blast in my car, or perhaps still do.  Music is often a soundtrack for our lives. 

Today I noticed that it was Shaun Cassidy's birthday.  Now I'm not claiming to be a big fan or really a fan at all, but there was a period in my life when he was somewhat omnipresent.  This was mainly due to my sister's love for him.  I can still picture her room with all those posters and Tiger Beat covers of Shaun plastered on her walls.  Da Doo Run, run blasting from her stereo. 

In full disclosure she could tell a similar story of me, just change Shaun to Kiss. And instead of the Da Doo Run Run put in Shout it out Loud.

What I remember also about the dueling music of the Zelley children was how my father decided that this would be a good sermon illustration for the John 14 passage, "in my Father's house, there are many rooms."  He even went so far as to quote lyrics from the songs he was hearing.  I think he should have checked them a little more thoroughly before reading them out loud in church.

I've always liked that passage from John, the vision of what Heaven is like, with a place prepared for me.

I wonder if that room would contain only the things that truly made me happy in life, or would there be some examples of things from all chapters of my life?

I know there are things that make me unique and there are things that continue to bring me joy.

What would your room look like?  What are the central pieces of the different chapters in your life?  When you hear a song, what does it conjure up in your memory.

Blessings,
Ed