Comments on: Does worship music provide a short cut into the presence of God? https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:07:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Anonymous https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17991 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:27:54 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17991 Hey! This post couldn't be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing! Check out my website to get more info about car insurance in California, if you like.
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]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17990 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:04:51 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17990 Yes, I love Taize too.

Wow, I wonder what story God was writing through the almost complete elimination of music from your life for 10 years.

Perhaps teaching you other ways to enjoy him? Am so glad that music is reentering your life, slowly!

]]> By: LA https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17989 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:50:05 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/18/does-worship-music-provide-a-short-cut-into-the-presence-of-god/#comment-17989 I begged my parents for lessons at age 3 and have played ever since. God gave me a musically gifted daughter. Then I received from God a little baby boy who screamed at the slightest hint of live music. Church was spent in a room furthest from the music. All music in the house stopped. TV was ok, but the high fidelity stereo brought another round of screaming, as if in pain. At 6 months, our son was diagnosed with “dog hearing” where the harmonics you and I can't even perceive were extraordinarily painful. It was tough to understand what God was saying in our lives that something so central to my being had to be completely eliminated from my life. My baby has outgrown his ability to hear dog whistles and slowly, music is returning to our lives. I have missed the food it had provided for my soul and the part it played in my spirituality. I see now that I have learned its importance, discovered its strength and have reentered the world of music all the more appreciative having lived without it for the better part of 10 years.

My favorites are: Chris Rice for contemporary, Taize for contemplative (we have an authentic service 2x/month), all classical, most hymns, Warren Grayson Brown for gospel, Duke Ellington for sacred jazz, my best friend's compositions for Psalm settings and Kevin McChesney for handbells.

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