Song as Prayer
At our July 4th Mass, we sang every verse of every song, something
Catholics rarely do. It got me thinking about the major role song plays
in our lives. I believe we are the only earthly creatures that can sing,
not counting birds who each have their own sound (except for the
mockingbird). Whale sounds too might be considered song, but not like
ours. Song is woven throughout our entire lives. Chances are that during
our first years on earth our mothers sang us to sleep with lullabies.
Then we learned children’s songs like “Are You Sleeping, Brother John?”
and camp songs like “Found a Peanut.” In school we added to our
repertoire in music class. Famous singers are among the most popular and
richest people on earth. Some are called American idols! One of the
most beautiful things I ever heard was at an opera when at one point a
soprano’s voice seemed to shiver in the air. It was indescribable. Click to continue
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