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I'm Jeff Parrot. Of all the sounds in the world, this is one of my favorites.

Before a concert, the first chair violinist, also called the concert master, signals for the oboe to play the a note.

And as that a note resonates from the oboe, the other instruments chime in, changing their tune to match it. And while they begin a little too sharp or a little

too flat, they end in harmony and tune together. This process of tuning to the oboe is functional for sure. I mean without it

there would just be complete dissonance. And at the same time this is more than just a

pragmatic process. It's also beautiful. The process of tuning is beautiful because of the sound

it makes, yes, but also because it points to something beyond itself. It signals the audience that they are about to be brought into something

transcendent, something beyond themselves. The tuning of instruments is not only necessary in aligning the notes, it's also glorious and creating the harmony of music.

The tuning of instruments reminds me of the hymn come thou found of every blessing in which the hymnist Robert Robinson gives us an invitation to approach God when he says tune my heart to sing thy grace

Those words are wonderful to sing,

and at the same time, they imply a truth

that is difficult for us to swallow.

Our lives tend to be out of tune with God.

Where there's meant to be harmony, there's dissonance.

What does it look like to have our hearts tuned

to the Creator of all things?

How does it not only change us,

but also the world around us as we live in a time of exile?

What kind of music does God make when our hearts are tuned with Him?

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