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Upon Being Moved by a Song of a Piece of Music
O Lord, let such melodies penetrate my heart's defenses,
gently revealing old wounds unto unto their eventual healings,
gently stirring eternal longings unto the restoration of hope.
Tune my heart, my mind, my life,
to voice your melodies, O God.
Amen.
January 27 (that's today!) is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday! Perhaps the most famous theologian of the 20th century, Karl Barth said this of Mozart: "in Mozart, above all, we hear the music of creation, playful and buoyant, full of both light and shadow, both “Yes” and “No,” but with the “Yes” nevertheless taking precedence. “It may be,” that when the angels go about their task of praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are together en famille, they play Mozart — and that then, too, our dear Lord listens with special pleasure.” Listen to your favorite song today, and think of how music connects us to God.
You can listen to a selection of Mozart's Mass in C Minor, HERE!
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