Psalm 51, a Psalm of penitence “Have mercy upon me, O God “ “…blot out my transgressions.” “Renew a right spirit in me” “Behold, you desire truth in the inward being” Here, background involving a pope and Mozart and a performance of Miserere Mei Deus – Gregorio Allegri (1630):
At a time of great crisis in our world we need more than ever to embrace the sacred. In the garden of prayer there are sacred sounds and there is holy silence. As St. Teresa of Avila, I come to the garden to meet with Him. There I find water from the well and the fountain and the stream. Water…