John Rutter, like other more recent composers, uses his requiem not only to honor the dead, but to comfort those who grieve. In our tradition, Psalm 23 has become one of the most powerful ways we remember that God is with us even in the depths of our grief, even as we walk through the darkest shadows.
Guiding Questions:
What times in your life have felt like valleys? What things have offered you the peace of still water? What ways might you find still waters with God this week?