Sharing lifegiving music together!

Christine Colliar November 15, 2025 3 4

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Ephesians 5: 15-20 (NRSVA)

15 Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Drink the Spirit of God, huge draughts of him.
Sing hymns instead of drinking songs!
Sing songs from your heart to Christ.
Sing praises over everything, 
any excuse for a song to God the Father 
in the name of our Master, Jesus Christ.”

(Ephesians 5:18b-20, The Message)

What a vision of worship! A community so full of the Spirit that it overflows in song! Paul paints worship as delight, as the sound of life lived in harmony with God and one another. It is music that quenches thirst, not performance that demands perfection.

When we gather to worship, something holy happens between the notes. Our voices blend and breathe together, teaching us again how to listen — to God and to each other. Harmony is born from difference held in rhythm and love.

The songs of the church teach us how to live wisely, thankfully, and joyfully. They draw us back to the centre — to grace — and send us out again tuned to the melody of God’s kingdom.

As this week’s reflections draw to a close, we return to where we began: redemption as song. From the rebuilding in Haggai to the steadfastness of Thessalonica, from Job’s chisel to the psalmist’s praise, we have heard the music of faith in all its forms. Worship restores, challenges, and shapes us, and when we sing together, we remember that the story of redemption is still being written in harmony.

To think about:

How does singing our shared music shape your sense of belonging?
In what ways has your community found harmony (or learned from dissonance) in worship?
What ‘new song’ might God be teaching your congregation to sing next?

Prayer: (To the tune of ‘Love divine, all loves excelling’)

Spirit of life, come sing within us,
tune every heart to praise anew.
Blend all our voices, bind and heal us,
make us one song that sings of you.

Teach us the music born of mercy,
where every note proclaims your grace.
Through joy and sorrow, blend our story,
till all creation finds its place.

Amen