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| Bowed and plucked lutes from the Cantigas de Santa Maria manuscript |
This Sunday, April 13, 2014, the CHPC Choir will present our annual Easter Cantata. In preparation, reflect on the importance of music to your own life and faith. Consider the words of the psalmist found in Psalm 98.
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| River Image via Creative Commons |
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he
has done marvelous things.
With his right hand and his holy arm
has he
won for himself the victory.
The LORD has made known his victory;
his righteousness
has he openly shown in
the
sight of the nations.
He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to
the
house of Israel,
and
all the ends of the earth have seen the
victory
of our God.
Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands;
lift
up your voice, rejoice, and sing.
Sing to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the voice of song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
shout
with joy before the King, the LORD.
Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it,
the lands
and those who dwell therein.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
and let
the hills ring out with joy before the LORD,
when
he comes to judge the earth.
In righteousness shall he judge the world
and the
peoples with equity.
How do these words speak to you about the intertwining of worship and music? Might the following prayer written by Walter C. Sutton be your prayer for today?
Blessings on your week. As always, I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday.Today, I delight in your works, great Maker of Music. Music is one of your greatest gifts. Thank you, God, for melody, harmony, conterpoint, and syncopation. Music makes me laugh, or cry. It gets me up to dance, or compels me to sit quietly before its majestic passage. Music touches me in ways that words cannot. Thank you, God, for music. Amen.
Shalom,
Glenda
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