When I ran marathons, friends would often quote to me, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." I often replied with the previous verse: "Even the youths shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall."
A very nice musical tribute to Ms. Henry, accompanied by Prof. Graboyes’ heartfelt recollections of her and her family’s impact on his life and on their community. Would that all of us could be memorialized in such a manner.
Also, with regard to the piece from “Local Hero,” I’m frequently amazed at the congruence in our taste in movies. “Local Hero” in my second favorite movie, after “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and just before the 1974 film of “The Little Prince.”
The JPS translation of that verse actually seems to me to make more sense. The idea of an eagle renewing itself seems to follow "renew their strength" better than taking flight does. I'll have to break out my concordance and see how the phrase here compares with Ps 103.
And as to "one kindly clergymen as proof of the decency of organized religion," I'm reminded of something that G.K. Chesterton wrote: "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried."
What a beautiful tribute. I hope it is stored somewhere along with her history. Somewhere that future generations of her family can find it and reflect the influence of this woman of blessed memory.
As I read your article, I was reminded once again how impossible it is to really "know" someone. You can only get a glimpse of their lives and influence they had.
As to the current popularity of "an indifference to religion". I have started pointing out to people that:
Science tells us what we can do, our Religion tells us whether we should. Science informs us about the physical world, while religion informs us of the spiritual world and our relation to other people. Neither are perfect, but religion has roots far deeper in all of us.
When I ran marathons, friends would often quote to me, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." I often replied with the previous verse: "Even the youths shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall."
Beautiful throughout. Thank you.
A very nice musical tribute to Ms. Henry, accompanied by Prof. Graboyes’ heartfelt recollections of her and her family’s impact on his life and on their community. Would that all of us could be memorialized in such a manner.
Also, with regard to the piece from “Local Hero,” I’m frequently amazed at the congruence in our taste in movies. “Local Hero” in my second favorite movie, after “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and just before the 1974 film of “The Little Prince.”
Beautiful composition and engaging article. Well done.
Beautiful
Dr. Graboyes, is the piano part of your composition available in sheet music?
The JPS translation of that verse actually seems to me to make more sense. The idea of an eagle renewing itself seems to follow "renew their strength" better than taking flight does. I'll have to break out my concordance and see how the phrase here compares with Ps 103.
And as to "one kindly clergymen as proof of the decency of organized religion," I'm reminded of something that G.K. Chesterton wrote: "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried."
What a great memorial. I would love to have that kind of life and friends. But I suspect only a few are worthy.
What a beautiful tribute. I hope it is stored somewhere along with her history. Somewhere that future generations of her family can find it and reflect the influence of this woman of blessed memory.
As I read your article, I was reminded once again how impossible it is to really "know" someone. You can only get a glimpse of their lives and influence they had.
As to the current popularity of "an indifference to religion". I have started pointing out to people that:
Science tells us what we can do, our Religion tells us whether we should. Science informs us about the physical world, while religion informs us of the spiritual world and our relation to other people. Neither are perfect, but religion has roots far deeper in all of us.
Thank you for your writing and music.