Tweet “’The Light of Christ’ has a refrain that is an adaptation of the ‘Prayer of Protection’ by James Dillet Freeman . . . . Dr. Freeman had written the prayer for soldiers serving during the Second World War” (from the album insert, Marty Haugen: Anthology I, 1980-1984). “[Dr. Freeman’s] 1941 ‘Prayer for Protection’ was…
Category Archives: Music
Rainbow
Tweet While I was considering a music- oriented post for Spring Snow Publications, the Holy Spirit whispered in my ear with His melodic tongue of fire, “You’re a rainbow.” My first thought was, “The Holy Spirit likes The Incredible Spring Band?” Of course He does. Regarding the Incredible String Band, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of…
Enter the Silence
Tweet “Silence is an urgent necessity for us; silence is necessary if we are to hear God speaking in eternal silence; our own silence is necessary if God is to hear us” (Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird, p.2). In order to enter contemplation through the…
Dare You to Move
Tweet I picked this song to review because I consider it spiritually inspirational. It moves your emotions and motivates your mind to move your body into the next phase of your life. “Dare You to Move” was written by Jon Foreman, the lead singer in Switchfoot. This song was initially recorded in 2000 as the…
The Sound of Flowers Blooming
Tweet I open my hotel-room door and a seven-year-old girl in a bright dress smiles at me as she passes by. She is carrying a white rose and leading a wedding party. I had just opened my heart more to my writing before leaving my room. Later, at Barnes and Noble in the poetry section…
Softening the Heart
Tweet Chogyam Trungpa, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, wrote about tenderizing the heart. “Trungpa taught the Buddhist practice of bodhicitta, or awakened heart. His own term for awakened heart was ‘the genuine heart of sadness,’ which he explained as a natural and beautiful condition, the result of staying open to the full experience of life” (The…
Here Comes the Sun
Tweet “Here Comes the Sun – Abbey Road” was written by George Harrison in the spring of 1969 and appeared on the Beatles’ Abbey Road album. Background “. . . ‘Here Comes the Sun’ was an expression of delight at bring able to slip away from the interminable business meetings which were now taking up…
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