Music, the Bible and connecting to God
CCS program staff person Janet Ross reflects on Music and Spirituality in the Rupertsland News.
Music has had a significant place in my life and in some ways has been a “character” or perhaps more accurately a kind of dialogue partner in my life story. Music has invited me into new spaces of existence and existentiality, has confronted me, and has comforted me. When approached with the topic for this month’s edition of RLN, I asked if I might include a bit about music and scripture, and then interview two Winnipeg musicians on their understanding of music and spirituality. Thus, the format for this article includes first some roles of music in scripture and, next, comments on experiences of music and spirituality from two Winnipeg musicians, Cate Friesen and John K. Samson.
Read the full article here, beginning on page 5.
“Music unites the worlds of human
and divine (2 Chronicles 5:13). In
a utopic description, the text
relays that it is only when the
musicians and singers are as
one, in complete harmony,
that divine glory descends to
live among the people.”
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