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Research has shown that music can help lower stress, improve mental health, lessen anxiety and depression, improve mood, sleep, and memory, can decrease pain, and blood pressure, can reduce agitation and bring calmness to those with Alzheimer’s, and even helps premature babies get more restful sleep. But these benefits only come with listening to the right type of music. Research has found that singing also has a number of benefits. Singing releases the brains feel good chemicals, serotonin and dopamine, resulting in a feeling of happiness, lowers stress and anxiety, is a natural antidepressant, can boost the immune system, stimulates circulation by releasing more oxygen into the blood, clears the sinuses, enhances lung function, aids in sleep, and helps improve memory and concentration. There are benefits with listening to instrumental music, and benefits with just singing a cappella. And when we put music and singing together, there is possibly a greater impact on our well-being.

Much of our society has a misconception about God. If all people had a correct concept of God, then all people would desire to serve him. We who do know him and rightly convey Him to this world, find both a privilege and a responsibility in serving the Lord. However many people today have an erroneous concept of God and Christianity.