Rest is not a reward for being productive - it is an essential part of being human. Rest can serve as a form of survival. Summer is a great time to rest!
Summer often encourages us to slow down, so slow down you move too fast…
Wendell Berry’s poem “The Peace of Wild Things” encourages us to take our spiritual renewal outside into nature. Take a moment to enjoy this musical composition by Joan Szymko. Then go for a walk!
Willy Nelson encourages us to travel and make music with our friends. Speaking of traveling, you can get Moving Right Along “footloose and fancy-free” with the Muppets.
Rest is often imagined as solitary, but it can also be shared. Sometimes rest sounds like voices joining without pressure. Are you tired of debating current events? Do you sometimes just want to preach to the choir? Join Emma’s Revolution and preach to the converted.
"Feeling Groovy" while we're “Moving Right Along” “On the Road Again” to admire “The Peace of Wild Things” might be what you want to preach to the “Choir”.
Susan Shaw and Steve Morihiro, both longtime choir members, are the Co-Directors of Music Ministries.