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Backstory:
I have always loved music, especially the piano. I recently read this quote by Suzy Kassem: “Life is like a piano. White Keys are happy moments and the black ones are sad moments. Both keys are played together to give us the sweet music called Life.” That quote stayed with me because it reflects so much on mortality. A piano would not be complete without both the white and black keys, and our lives would not become what they are meant to be without both joy and sorrow. Sometimes the difficult moments in life feel sharp and painful, like the flats and sharps in music, but they add depth, growth, and meaning to our story. This writing came from reflecting on how Heavenly Father sees the entire composition of our lives while we often only see one difficult measure at a time. 

The Beauty of Every Note

The piano is a beautiful instrument of music,
With all of its keys we can produce pure magic.
All the white and black keys are permanently connected
But without the other, the piano would never be perfected.

Joy and sorrow in this life walk side by side
Without the darkness, light is easily denied.
Though sharps and flats may cast a heavy shadow,
The white keys keep our journey deep, not shallow.

There may seasons of waiting for a prayer,
When the heart feels shattered in the quiet air.
But we are never abandoned by our Father above,
For we are encircled completely in His perfect love.

Even in the moments of great heartache and grief,
He walks beside us to offer relief.
The chords may sound heavy, discordant, and long,
But He is still shaping a beautiful song.

We only view a single, difficult score,
While our Father in Heaven sees so much more.
He hears the beautiful notes of our song in life,
And He even sees what we can become through strife.

The Takeaway: Life’s hardest moments are not meaningless interruptions to our song. They are part of the melody God is shaping within us. The white and black keys together create the beauty of music, just as joy and sorrow together shape a faithful and meaningful life. Even when we cannot yet hear the resolution, we can trust the Master Composer to turn every note into something beautiful. 

Watch my YouTube short on this topic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5RTsZugmco

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