Reflect
“My life goes on in endless song above life’s lamentation.” When we sing, we pray twice, St. Augustine counsels. When you have a song in your heart, you can—as the leaders of the Civil Rights movement embodied—face injustice and see the horizon of freedom, knowing that with God beside us, “we shall overcome.” What song sustains and empowers you in these difficult and challenging times?
Pray
Divine Troubadour,
When I feel your presence,
How can I keep from singing?
Put a song in my heart that enables me
To face the challenges of our life and nation
With courage, persistence, and love,
Amen.
Act
What hymn, spiritual, song, or music gives you vision and courage to go on in troubled times? Or fills your heart with joy? Throughout the day, keep a song in your heart and on your lips to meet every moment with love and hope.
