Music Ministries Blog
March 30, 2020
I must apologize for launching the Music blog - and then having such a lame second outing today. I've been toiling away with the audio technology, feeling incredibly stupid and getting nowhere, figuring that it was either a) my ineptitude or b) our internet service or c) both of those. Then today, my laptop practically laid down in the middle of the road and gave up the ghost. I still have access to my email, but everything else seems tied up in a morass of unrecognized passwords and Apple's ever-loving Pinwheel of Doom. I still suspect it's because of a), but for the moment, I'm paralyzed by pinwheels and frustration. Check back later, will you, please?
Hope your day was better than mine!
Karla
March 23, 2020
I have long resisted the call of the blog, thinking that I didn’t really have anything important to say, or have any especially erudite insights to add to the discussion of church music online. But, as we practically closed St. Christopher’s down last week, doing our bit to aid the fight against the coronavirus, I’ve found that I do have thoughts. And I’d like to share them with you here as we learn how to be a church community in cyberspace.
I’m sure you can identify with my bewilderment at the recent turn of events that have so changed our neighborhood and how we act within it. No handshakes, no hugs, no commiserating pats on the back (I’m a big patter), no tactile symbol of our empathy and mutual humanity. Just anxiety. What will tomorrow bring? When will this uncertainty end? Will the stores be open when I run out of milk? Or toilet paper? Will I and my family be safe from the virus?
There aren’t a lot of answers and God seems very far away just now. But one piece of solace that I can share with you is the power of music to soothe, delight, and inspire. Music hath charms all right. I was bone-weary, but struggling to sleep one night last week and found the Holden Evening Prayer service from Gloria Dei Lutheran in St. Paul. The contemplative music and ancient (albeit modernized, we’re not talking King James here) texts worked their magic and I did sleep. The early Christians knew something about the power of music to soothe the spirit at the end of the day. Whether at evensong or compline, a few moments with gentle music and reassuring scripture can slow your pulse, calm your breathing, and ease your worries.
Wishing peace for you and yours,
Karla
I must apologize for launching the Music blog - and then having such a lame second outing today. I've been toiling away with the audio technology, feeling incredibly stupid and getting nowhere, figuring that it was either a) my ineptitude or b) our internet service or c) both of those. Then today, my laptop practically laid down in the middle of the road and gave up the ghost. I still have access to my email, but everything else seems tied up in a morass of unrecognized passwords and Apple's ever-loving Pinwheel of Doom. I still suspect it's because of a), but for the moment, I'm paralyzed by pinwheels and frustration. Check back later, will you, please?
Hope your day was better than mine!
Karla
March 23, 2020
I have long resisted the call of the blog, thinking that I didn’t really have anything important to say, or have any especially erudite insights to add to the discussion of church music online. But, as we practically closed St. Christopher’s down last week, doing our bit to aid the fight against the coronavirus, I’ve found that I do have thoughts. And I’d like to share them with you here as we learn how to be a church community in cyberspace.
I’m sure you can identify with my bewilderment at the recent turn of events that have so changed our neighborhood and how we act within it. No handshakes, no hugs, no commiserating pats on the back (I’m a big patter), no tactile symbol of our empathy and mutual humanity. Just anxiety. What will tomorrow bring? When will this uncertainty end? Will the stores be open when I run out of milk? Or toilet paper? Will I and my family be safe from the virus?
There aren’t a lot of answers and God seems very far away just now. But one piece of solace that I can share with you is the power of music to soothe, delight, and inspire. Music hath charms all right. I was bone-weary, but struggling to sleep one night last week and found the Holden Evening Prayer service from Gloria Dei Lutheran in St. Paul. The contemplative music and ancient (albeit modernized, we’re not talking King James here) texts worked their magic and I did sleep. The early Christians knew something about the power of music to soothe the spirit at the end of the day. Whether at evensong or compline, a few moments with gentle music and reassuring scripture can slow your pulse, calm your breathing, and ease your worries.
Wishing peace for you and yours,
Karla
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Gloria Dei Wednesday Evening Service - March 18, 2020 from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Vimeo.