A Beautiful New Beginning

Looking back on the years that I identified as an agnostic, I realize that even then I connected with God through music though I wouldn’t have phrased it that way then, of course. Song lyrics became like psalms for me, and the genre never much mattered. When people asked me what kind of music I liked, my standard reply was “good music.” Blues, country, old-time, folk, punk, new wave, and rockabilly were my prayers even when I didn’t know it. And even now, listening to music will sometimes offer sudden flashes of insight and connection to the holy.

I managed two musical references in this morning’s sermon—one to REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” and one to the Talking Heads’ “(Nothing but) Flowers.”

Anyway, here’s the sermon:

And here’s the Talking Heads “(Nothing But) Flowers” video. Thanks to David Byrne for the inspiration.

 

Peace,

Jeff+