Voices Found

                                                                from a card created   by Florence Havergal 2 Timothy 1:1-7 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, 2  To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3  I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.  4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.  5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.  6 For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you throug...

                                                                                    A lifesize statue of Hildegard of Bingen overlooking the Rhine Valley at the Hildegard Abbey in Bingen "There is the music of the Heaven in all things and we have forgotten how to hear it until we sing"   Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Wonder, Love, and Praise #841 and 842, Voices Found #105   Hildegard loved to sing. She composed  ethereal chant for  her community's liturgies. Her music energized their worship. It was life-giving for the Sisters.  Sadly,   her song has been  dormant  for centuries , hidden in monasteries and accessible only  in medieval manuscripts, sung  by a few monks and nuns.   Good news! Hildegard's chant is ...

                                                                    White roses of remembrance   Voices Found # 65 Rejoice for martyrs strong, the daughters of your love: the nurses who tended your children  bringing comfort from above. Refrain: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, rejoice, again I say rejoice, rejoice again, I say rejoice. Rejoice for charity! Rejoice for servanthood! Rejoice for saints who show us how to  love and work for good Refrain: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, rejoice, again I say rejoice, rejoice again, I say rejoice. Words: Lisa Neufeld Thomas Music: Mayfair, Frances McCollin (1892-1960) In 1878 an epidemic of yellow fever struck Memphis, Tennessee. Although many residents fled the city, some faithful volunteers remained to care for the sick and dying...

                                                                              A woman's coin retrieved A coin from the mid 2nd century BCE ( Metropolitan Museum of Art from art compilation by Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World) Voices Found # 95 Refrain: Good news! it's time to celebrate  with friends who gather round. So God rejoices, Jesus said, when-e'r the lost is found! A long lost lamb is in the fold a woman's coin retrieved. a wayward son is home again, most lovingly received. Refrain: Good news! it's time to celebrate  with friends who gather round. So God rejoices, Jesus said, when-e'r the lost is found! Let everyone who suffers now from guilt and deep despair return unto the house of God, for love awaits you there. Refrain: Good news! it's time to celebrate...