Harmony....Have You HEARD Me Sing?

May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:5-6 

We ask God for so much, don't we?  We ask for health, protection, peace, happiness, help, guidance, wisdom, encouragement, patience...but have we asked Him to show us how to live in harmony with each other?  

There are those who seem to believe that living in harmony means everyone believes the same, has the same ideas, lives the same way...  Let me ask you something, would you listen to an orchestra where everyone played the same part on the same instrument?  Would you visit a zoo where every animal was the same?  Would you dine in a restaurant that only served one food? Would you shop in a store that only sold the same item?  Of course not!  

In music, harmony is defined as: "the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect."  When we live in harmony with each other, our differences work together to achieve a pleasing effect as well.  So if harmony results in a pleasing effect, why do we need to ask God to help us with it?  Shouldn't we already be living like that?  

Take just a moment and ask God to help you live in harmony with others.