{"id":22661,"date":"2026-03-11T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-healing-power-of-music-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:14:43","slug":"the-healing-power-of-music-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/healing\/the-healing-power-of-music-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Healing Power of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel <\/em>(Psalm 22:3, WEB)<\/p>\n<p>My father was a classically trained musician. He spent years in the Dallas Symphony and as a music professor at our local university. Growing up, I knew the power of music to uplift and inspire. But it wasn\u2019t until I began to walk more closely with God that I <em>experienced<\/em> it firsthand. <\/p>\n<p>I had been a fan of praise and worship music for several years. I kept my car radio on our local Christian station and even attended a concert or two. But until our son joined the military, I hadn\u2019t actually used it as part of my personal time with God.<\/p>\n<p>After he enlisted, I got a lot more serious about my conversations with God. I spent more time reading the Bible and asking God to watch over him. Then one day\u2014while he was deployed to the Middle East\u2014chaos struck. He had managed to get word to us that he was going to be in a dangerous situation for a few days and might not be able to contact us\u2026and that we shouldn\u2019t worry if we didn\u2019t hear from him.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, right. <\/p>\n<p>I was glad he let us know because I could pray specifically for him and let our friends and family know how to pray. But I wasn\u2019t glad because my \u201cwhat-if\u201d worries went into overdrive. 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I went from a quivering mass of concern to a woman at peace and certain that God was more than able to keep my son safe. <\/p>\n<p>It was during <em>Walk By Faith<\/em> by Jeremy Camp that the phone call from our son came, assuring us the danger had passed, and he was fine.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never forgotten the lessons of that time. Even to this day, when I realize I\u2019m struggling to find God in the midst of a difficult situation, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/what-is-music-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I turn on the music<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3, WEB) My father was a classically trained musician. He spent years in the Dallas Symphony and as a music professor at our local university. Growing up, I knew the power of music to uplift and inspire. 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