Hey... just want to shout out... good to know you all at the CMAA forum, member or not... It's good to share thoughts and prayers with those in the trenches... with those who share the same aspiration to devote their time and life and heart to the cause of sacred music... praying for you all to Keep The Faith to the end.
Yes, all blessings to you and your sacred work. It is easy to forget that we are all doing sacred work and that it actually is really important. I am reminded of a quote that I give my seminarian students at the beginning of the year: Johannes Matthessohn: “Music is one of the noble liberal arts. All other arts and sciences will die with us. A lawyer cannot use his skill in heaven, for there will be no trials. Nobody in heaven will ask a doctor for a prescription or a purgative, However, the things that theologians and musicians learned on earth they will practice in heaven, that is, to glorify God forever.”
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