Obi -Wan Kenobi’s warning before entering the infamous cantina on Mos Eisely prepared me for the worst… and his iconic line of, “you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy” was accurate from almost every point of view except one. While there was certainly more scum and villainy than you could shake a lightsaber at, the mood was owned by one of the liveliest bands in cinema and their unique style of light jazz. You can probably still hear the music in your head… the odd juxtaposition of the deepest darkness that the galaxy had to offer was offset by a joyful noise that could not be denied regardless of their surroundings.

We don’t get to determine how dark the valley of the shadow of death that we walk through in life will be, but we always have control of the soundtrack that we create for it. All the scum and villainy that this planet contains cannot determine the mood that we choose to take into these hostile environments… and we can make a joyful noise in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in knowing the Lord is here with us, inhabiting our praises and using them to redefine our room and break every chain.

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Psalm 100:1-4

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. Acts 16:25-26

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