NO ONE ELSE CAN SING MY SONG

“Sing a new song unto the Lord!” This invitation is repeated again and again in the Psalms. Mary sang her Magnificat. What is my song? Am I singing it? Each one of us is invited to sing a new song, a new Magnificat, every day of our lives. Each of us is a new creation, a facet of the glory of God, His presence made visible. Each of us has his or her own unique way of responding in gratitude to this precious, priceless gift of God which is our life and His life in us. It is told of a wonderful moment in the life of Fr. Solanus Casey (soon to be beatified) that late one night he was discovered playing his violin before the Blessed Sacrament. And the melody he was playing was “O Sweet Mystery of Life, at Last I’ve Found You.” What is the song of my life, the inner music of my being? What is the background music which softly accompanies me throughout my day? How do I find my voice? I am not a single note, a solitary sound or a lonely chord; my life is a symphony of praise to God that rivals the music of the spheres. No one else can sing my song. And what a chorus we make when each one of our life songs is blended into and harmonized with all the others. In his inimitable style, Father Farrell helps us to tune in on the melody of our lives through silent listening and Eucharistic contemplation.

About the Author: Popular retreat master and long time spiritual director at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, Father Edward J. Farrell is the author of such spiritual classics as Gathering the Fragments, Little Banquets for Ordinary People and Beams of Prayer (with Lynn Salata), all published by Alba House, as well as such favorites as Prayer Is a Hunger, Surprised by the Spirit, Disciples and Other Strangers, The Father Is Very Fond of Me, Celtic Meditations, Can You Drink This Cup? (Dimension Books) and Free to Be Nothing (Michael Glazier).