Friday’s Reflection
WHAT WE SAY AND SING when we gather for worship matters greatly. How our community itself articulates and embodies the word, song, and hospitality of God matters greatly. This intentional Christ-journey on which we embark needs silence, and it needs song: joyful and aching music that impresses sacred and reflective texts on our hearts; thoughtful and dynamic music that expresses our individual and communal “yes” to the One who calls us onward; meditative music that encourages listening; soulful rhythms that dance with the Word.
- Elise S. Eslinger
Upper Room Worshipbook: Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation
From “Hymns and Songs: Music and Communities of Transformation,” no. 53 in Upper Room Worshipbook: Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation compiled and edited by Elise S. Eslinger. Copyright © 2006 by Upper Room Books. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Does music play an important role in your spiritual life? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
This Week …
- Special Need:
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- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Polycarp (February 23).
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