Christmas Reflections from a Music Teacher - Chaney McCoy

And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 NLT

As I finally lay down after a day full of hectic, beautiful chaos, I couldn't help but think of why I pursued music education in the first place.

Music moves people in so many ways. It can touch hearts when sometimes words can't. I found that out long ago and wanted to teach little hearts to love and be moved by words with music. One night, I was reminded by my son that music does touch and move people even when I don't think it does.  

My neck and shoulders ached. I was on a heating pad, tired and ragged from the day's events. My son was ready to play basketball when we got home. He had asked all week about putting our tree up. What's for supper? My husband was called into work again for the second time on the same day. Another main water line had burst. The list goes on. All I wanted to do was take a hot shower and bed down, but I pushed on and did what I needed to do as a mom on her own that night without the person I leaned on. The one who kept me sane and who I really needed. 

I finally got to the tree and lights after a busy day. By then, my fingertips were splitting and sore from being so dry and the constant use of sanitizer and now from fluffing the tree. Then, I heard my son in his room singing "Hope for Everyone," one of the songs they had sung in the Christmas program at school. He made up his own lyrics where he couldn't remember the original, but what stuck with him was "hope for everyone."  

The Lord is good; there's hope for everyone. 

The Lord is Lord; there's hope for everyone.

It's Christmas time; there's hope for everyone.

I'm so glad there's hope for everyone.

He had listened and soaked in the meaning and purpose of the chapel service. The day was worth the aches, tiredness, and sore fingers. Listening to my son and his music gave me peace and calmed my heart. It also motivated me to keep doing what I was called to do: teach others what God has so graciously given me the ability to do--move others through the power of music. 

Find your hope in Christ this Christmas. 

Chaney McCoy is a music enthusiast, teacher, and tutor at Greenwood Christian School, Greenwood, SC. 

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