I’ve been told that when Emily and I sing together at church, our
voices sound the exact same when we sing the same part. I sing harmony most
times and I have found that it’s easier to harmonize with her than anyone
else. That is because of something
referred to as blood harmony. Blood harmony is when immediate family member
sing together they reach a level of harmony that is effortless. It is almost like you are harmonizing with
your own voice. Genetics reveal that
immediate family members share the same tone to their voice. They have the same nature and nurture to the
voices which makes it extremely easy to blend into one sound. No matter the amount of practice, blood
harmony can never be mastered unless you are actual blood relatives.
Blood harmony is also a term
that neurologists have adopted to help treat patients who are hanging in the
balance…they could go either way: back
into life and consciousness or death.
That’s why they urge family member to use their voices to talk to the
patient: try to coax them back into consciousness. The patient hears the tone and voice and it
is like they are hearing their own voice.
It doesn’t always work, of course, but it is one of the most urged forms
of treatment for some patients.
I may share a blood harmony
with Emily that makes singing easier, but there is one harmony I have that’s so
much more important. I share a blood harmony
with Jesus. He bought me with His blood
a long time ago and now I’m an heir.
When I was a little girl I heard His
voice and it harmonized with something in my heart and He coaxed me to choose
life – EVERLASTING life. It’s easier for
me to synchronize my life after Christ than after things of the world. I want people to hear Him when I talk, see Him
in my actions, and feel Him through my doing.
I’m so glad that when I was that little girl I made the most important
choice for myself and harmonized my life with His. It hasn’t always been easy and I’m by far
perfect, and made more mistakes than I can count, but my life, blended with Him,
has been nothing but beautiful harmony throughout my journey so far.
“Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having
the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”
Philippians
2:2 KJV
