April 19: Note of Music Prayer

It begins with a vibration, 

a gentle but insistent disruption

of air, of quiet, a sound that grows 

in fullness and volume

until it is recognizably a note of music,

an artistic expression manifested

in real time and space, brought to life

by skill, by practice, by intention.

And, as the notes change and build,

something comes into being out of stillness

out of silence, out of human imagination.

Let us pause for a moment of shared silence

to open ourselves to a renewed awareness

of what may come to life in this moment

and in all the moments of our lives.

May we remember to pause to listen to the music of life.

May we be renewed and refreshed in our pausing.

And may we create from stillness and quiet

a beloved community that holds and celebrates each and all.

Amen!

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