The Hellands in Holland

There are cords in our heart. These cords are like harp strings which can be tuned and are tuned according to the sound of the song our heart hears. This can be a song of hopelessness without meaning or it can be a song which comes from heaven. As we tune our heart strings to the sound of heaven, we find ourselves playing in a great orchestra where God is the conductor and we get to play in unison with many others. As we read books from saints of the past, we can pick up playing the same songs they played. We can improvise and give their songs a personal touch. As we do this, there are times when it is no longer just our fingers playing the music, but the fingers of the creator of the world is playing. The fingers of the one whose hands were pierced begin to play with our hands. It is no longer just our voice that sings, but the spirit of God who blows through the sound pipes of our lungs. Stillness is no longer empty, but full of life, meaning, faith, hope, and trust. We are

The Importance of Feeling Sadness " Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted." -Jesus Christ, Matt. 5:4 In the 2015 Pixar's Film Inside-Out , teenage Riley Anderson has a huge problem in that she cannot feel sadness anymore. Because of this, she isolates herself and begins to lose her own identity. She runs away from her home because her pain is unbearable. Inside-Out climaxes when she can weep in the arms of her father. Just as sadness was important for Riley, so recognizing sadness and pain is part of finding healing in the loving arms of our heavenly father. Life is full of tragedy, pain and disappointment. A friend of mine who was happily married with five children lost her husband at a young age in a car accident. During the week of the funeral, she refused to take sleeping pills or medicine because she said, "I need to feel this pain. I need to mourn and process my loss. I am afraid if I begin taking pills, they may become an ad