Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig von Beethoven, one of the world's greatest
musicians, was born into a musical family in Germany. As a
child he spent many lonely hours practicing his music every
day.
By the age of eleven he was already composing his own music
and conducting an orchestra. In his late teens he went to
Vienna for further study. There he reached fame though not
fortune.
One evening as he was out walking he passed a cobbler's
house where he heard someone inside practicing one of his
compositions. As he stopped to listen he overheard a girl
say that she wished she could hear a real musician play it
properly. Beethoven went into the house and, noticing the
young lady at the piano was blind, offered to play the piece
for her. He did so for her for more than an hour and while
he did, darkness fell and the lone candle in the room had
gone out.
Outside in the night sky the moon shone brightly and sent
its radiant beams glistening into the room where Beethoven
sat playing beautiful music. He was so inspired by the
appreciation of his music by the young lady and the beauty
of the atmosphere in the room that he composed his famous
"Moonlight Sonata."
Do you ever feel that your dreams have been shattered and
you feel all alone in the darkness of despair. I certainly
have. However, when our life is committed to Christ, it's in
these "dark nights of the soul" when God is working in us to
give us more understanding of life and compassion for others
and in time will bring back the music into our life.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please put a song in my heart,
a song of gratitude and love for you for all that you have
done for and given to me. Gratefully in Jesus' name."
by Dick Innes, Daily Encounter www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.