I’m reading Mary O’Hara’s autobiography,
“Travels With My Harp”
because someone on Radio 4 mentioned
that Mary O’Hara sings
because she views her voice
as being a gift from God.
I’ve been searching for guidance
on singing for God
and, preferably,
singing without fear.
But I haven’t found that.
Instead I’ve found
a woman of tremendous faith,
a woman with many gifts,
a woman of deep sorrow
who was blessed with an amazing voice
and yet who approached each performance
with a sense of dread.
I feel that I’ve been searching
in the wrong place.
I sense
that I won’t find the answer
in a book –
I need to search
within.
© Claire Murray, 23rd April 2019