Minister’s Column
February 5, 2026
| Music is sacred. Once, we were all musicians. Music does amazing things to our brain and our ability to heal, impacts how we feel pain, and amplifies and expresses emotions we may not have access to otherwise. Music is also ever changing. When we talked about J.S. Bach and how his musical genius was eclipsed by his son, C.P.E. Bach, with the transition from baroque music to the newly emerging classical music. Soul, R&B, and jazz all directly emerged from the African American experience. Rock and roll grew from those musical genres. Sacred music evolves too. We have compilations of hymns in our two main hymnals, Singing the Living Tradition and Singing the Journey. This year we are experimenting with the virtual hymnal from the UUA, Sing Out Love. Many of the songs from the previous hymnals are in the new one, and more music is added routinely. This gives us the gift of access to music that resonates with our UU values as submitted from musicians across the country. All the entries are screened for congregational singability. How do you get access? There should have been a message from the virtual hymnal when I added you as a team member. This was a while ago, so if you have access trouble, please reach out to me. Happy musical exploring. At the Feb 15th congregational meeting, I am going to ask for any offerings that caught your attention so we can start building a list of our favorites and things to try as we explore this resource. |