Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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The devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God....Music is a gift and grace of God, not an invention of men. Thus it drives out the devil and makes people cheerful. Then one forgets all wrath, impurity, and other devices.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Music has the power to uplift the spirit and drive away negativity.
This quote by Martin Luther highlights the profound and divine nature of music, suggesting that it has the capability to dispel evil and bring joy to people's lives. It portrays music as a gift from God that not only offers solace during times of anxiety but also promotes a state of cheerfulness that allows individuals to transcend their worries and sinful thoughts.
Themes
MusicGodJoyAnxietySpirituality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the therapeutic effects of music on mental health.
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All quotes →Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
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