tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17565213.post4903306305826662699..comments2023-09-18T22:21:08.936+08:00Comments on Markedly: Singing in churchMark Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982019941512009578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17565213.post-78126039869649158772007-11-19T21:45:00.000+09:002007-11-19T21:45:00.000+09:00I'm currently reading the autobiography of General...I'm currently reading the autobiography of General Peter Cosgrove, recently retired head of the ADF. You couldn't find a more blokey bloke. In it he describes his reasons for attending Mass while on deployment in East Timor saying, "I also sought the upliftment and reflection that opportunities to worship provide ..." Of the music and his experience he wrote, "The very large congregation crammed into the cathedral and the hundreds crowding around the entrances and windows outside sang wonderfully melodic, often haunting, hymns with such beautiful harmony, passion and full-throatedness that I had a lump in my own throat every time they raised their voices in song. As the final hymn drew to a close, I was much moved and thought to myself that the faith, forbearance and courage of these people was indomitable."<BR/><BR/>Worship is for blokes too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17565213.post-7984219636986061152007-11-19T20:28:00.000+09:002007-11-19T20:28:00.000+09:00Great quote Mark ... Bonhoeffer, eh? I'm off to do...Great quote Mark ... Bonhoeffer, eh? I'm off to do a little Google - TTFN, third star on the right.Mark (under construction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12409495851983178265noreply@blogger.com