Just got another interesting note from Marcus, a nonChristian NYC friend-of-Mockingbird. He writes:
Do you know Faure’s Sanctus? It was used in that movie “Paperhouse.” As an atheist, when I hear it, I want to fall down on my knees and thank Christians for giving this to the world. It’s the closest I get to a feeling of belief — of what I think it must feel like to feel God’s love. It’s unspeakably beautiful (and he gives us an audio link to it — SD).
Faure’s other religious music is wonderful, too. But Sanctus is his masterpiece. It seems like he tapped into something.
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I love that Marcus.
My mom, who is 70 years old, is not a particularly spiritual person, though she raised us in the church. (In the South, that's something you just DO – or did back then, anyway; just part of being a good citizen…) But she still says, to this day, that music is the reason she believes in God. That feeling you get when certain chords happen – certain combinations of just the right notes – is, for her, God saying "I'm here." And for her, it only happens with "sacred" music. For me, it's not that limited… or, perhaps, my definition of "sacred" is a bit broader than hers. Anyway, I believe that God speaks through music, even to those who don't acknowledge Him. He draws them closer, whether they want to go there or not. That's just what He does.
"'You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you,' said the Lion."
C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair