Of course, stringed instruments can’t make sounds on their own. Every instrument needs a player. A musician. Someone who knows music and how to transmit it from the instrument into the air.

A violin can be one of the most beautiful stringed instruments.

Physically. And musically. Someone shared a picture of the inside of a violin a few years ago. And they added a note to the picture that said, “The inside of a violin looks like a music hall.”

And you know what?

It actually does kinda look like a music hall.

The only things missing are the audience and the orchestra. But if you could walk around inside the violin anatomy, you could easily get the impression you’re in a music hall. With wooden walls. And natural lighting. It’s very cool.

All this talk about the inside of stringed instruments reminds me of how the musician could make no sounds without the Maker of musicians. Because, when you get right down to it, there’s NO sound or music without the Creator of sound and music.

But here’s the thing.

God DOES exist. And He can be found (figuratively, not literally) even inside the inner workings of a violin. Because He put the skills into the musician who puts his heart and soul into bringing  the music out of the instrument. Be willing to open the eyes of your understanding to why this matters.

I caught a glimpse of that understanding in this rhyme…

The Violin

Maple and Spruce and Ebony
Make their way to the symphony.
And intestinal fortitude,
From overture to interlude,
Exude from deep within the space
Beneath a pensive, focused face.
A Pernambuco arrow glides,
And firmly wound white horse hair slides
Across fine-tuned Pirazzi strings.
Divine, inspired, a high voice sings,
Revealing Heaven from within
The soul inside the violin. © 2022 TF

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