Music
(This is an excerpt from University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Music is a form of prayer, it praises God. Paula Fellingham writes in Solutions For Families (2000), “Music has been called the universal language, the language of God… Many believe that god has inspired composers through the ages as they’ve created beautiful music. Stravinsky asserted, “Only God can create. I make music from music. I regard my talents as God-given, and I have always prayed to Him for strength to use them.” Franz Joseph Haydn said, “Never was I so devout as when I composed The Creation. I knelt each day to pray to God to give me strength for my work. When I was working, I felt so impregnated with the Divine certainty that, before sitting down to the piano, I would quietly and confidently pray to God to grant me the talent that was needed to praise Him worthily.” At his performance in 1808 as the music faded and the audience applauded enthusiastically, Haydn lifted his hands and said, “Not from me…from there, above, comes everything!”