Mamma Mia

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Last night was a wonderful experience of joy! I went on a date with my wife for the first time in a very long time. We went to the Broad Ripple Brew Pub and to see Mamma Mia the movie. I had always seen the previews for the musical when it was on Broadway and a traveling show. It always intrigued me, but I never had the opportunity to go see it. Now it is on the big screen with characters such as Meryl Streep and Pierce Bronson. I have always enjoyed musicals and this one was no exception. It was a tremendous film and a celebration of life and love.

I suppose the biggest reflection I had upon watching the movie was the absolute power of music to move the soul. It is a metaphor for all who long to be free. There is a scene where the AbbA song "Dancing Queen" is playing and they are all running, dancing, singing through the village. They show scenes of village people and slaves and merchants and helpers on the island whose lives seem dim and down. They see the crowd of people dancing and singing and all of a sudden they drop whatever it is they are doing and run singing and dancing also. It was young and old dancing together in the streets and the barriers of age and appearance seemed to disappear. I couldn't help but think that there is something in all of us that longs to drop whatever it is we are doing and just dance and sing without abandon or worry of what others will think. Praise God for such freedom and while I have yet to muster up the courage to run through the streets shouting and singing Dancing Queen, I am so glad Meryl was able to remind us of the freedom of the human spirit!