Music unwraps our hearts, sings out the prayer, dances the Spirit, and opens the soul – Mary Davis, author of Ever Day Spirit
Our community is known for lots of things, a major one being music. We are extremely blessed to have such wonderful people willing to share their musical gifts, who encourage us to raise a joyful noise with them, no matter our own musical ability. And it’s not just that it sounds wonderful – though I’m sure for many that is a big plus – it is also that our love and passion for music at Trinity helps to cultivate a worship and faith experience that takes seriously how the Divine reaches us in all types of ways.
Music is an extremely important aspect of my personal spirituality. And I can say that I have many, many playlists on various platforms that hold various kinds of music that open my soul. One in particular sticks out for me. On the first day of a week-long icon workshop, I realized that music randomly popped into my mind at various stages of the icon writing process. I decided to write them down as they rose into my consciousness and created a playlist. It was such an interesting experience to “listen” to my experience of an icon workshop – to hear the Divine musically journeying with me.
I’ve had many conversations about music since joining you all and I especially enjoy hearing about people’s favorite hymns or songs from a particular experience or season of their life. For me this is such a sacred conversation because it is an invitation to see deeply into what has shaped the person standing in front of me. I hear in these conversations how music empowers, comforts, heals, uplifts, and draws out of us feelings we might not be aware of or memories we’ve long forgotten. And I hear how souls are cracked open, sometimes in unimaginable ways, to receiving what it is they truly need from a God of love who promises to provide.
What music might you add if you were creating a playlist for your soul? If you’d like to share, I’d love to hear from you. Send it my way – I mean it!
Be well,
Deacon Megan