021 Soul: Art and Prayer

A song that speaks to your soul. A painting that moves something inside of you. A poem that lifts your spirits.

Much like prayer, art has the ability to connect our inner sense of self with something much bigger. In our new series, “Art and Prayer,” we look at the relationship between art and prayer in the Christian tradition and learn how can making or enjoying art can help enrich our faith lives. Tune in to listen to interviews with musicians, artists, and writers about how their creative craft connects them with God.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sherdonna Denholm’s “Be Still My Soul”

Did that song speak to your soul? This episode features Sherdonna Denholm’s “Be Still My Soul,” used with permission. Connect with Sherdonna on her website and listen to her soulful music on Spotify, iTunes, and Bandcamp.

A Prayer for Musicians and Artists

O God, who saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth; and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(The Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer, page 819)

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