#HardTimes – How Music Shaped My Life

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Heathens for Halloween

Happy Halloween, everybody!

Since this is Halloween, I thought I'd write about a cool song that came out in the summer and has been on my fall playlist for a while since my graduation from university. That song would be "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots; this is also the lead single from the Suicide Squad soundtrack, and it perfectly fits with the spookiness that we're used to in October... especially on Halloween. However, that's not the only thing I like about the song.

Find Rest

Finding rest and peace seems to be a constant theme in my life. What I mean is, I find that I sometimes get myself worked up over many things when all I needed was rest and peace for my soul. I recently finished my fourth fall semester at the Mount before exams get written, and I know that exams, much like paper writing, can be very stressful. I also know that with the Christmas season upon us now, people are also going to be stressed over what to get their loved ones for the holiday. So, in a world full of stress and pain, how do we find rest and peace? Enter Jesus, the son of God. I know this is rather cliché, but Jesus' words in Matthew 11 come about in my head.

Lord, I Need You - A Song of Intimacy

There's something about music that draws me more toward God and exemplifies how he makes me stronger in my faith despite how weak I am without him. To me, music is very much therapeutic as well as expressive; it's often how I feel the Holy Spirit move in me. I also find that music has this way of opening me up more to love and prayer. More often, a set of inspired lyrics just hit me at the core, and I just know it. It’s naturally for me to be singing along when I know that deep down, that is what I feel.