“Tonight, we will be singing short musical responses, repeating them over and over.  The repetition of a short phrase helps to quiet the chatter of our monkey brains so that we can go deeper into our hearts and souls.  We encourage you to try the Latin texts, since the simple and clear vowels help to create beautiful and calm music, but if you want to sing the English translation, that will be just fine.”

That is the leader of the first Taizé service I have ever taken part in.  Taizé (teh-ZAY) is a small ecumenical monastic order in Burgundy, France that reaches out to any Christian communities that want to provide a “less busy” worship service for Christians of a contemplative bent.  Continue reading →