I’m in the folk group at St Agnes’.
Sometimes during Mass I find
there’s so much to do musically,
so much to organise,
so much to concentrate on
that I get distracted from the Mass;
Mass comes to an end
and I realise, to my disappointment,
that my focus has been on my music
instead of being on My God.

Tonight, before Mass begins,
I fire a quick prayer up to My God –
“Lord,
help me to be aware of you tonight
during Mass!”

Tonight, as we sing,
I sense My God speaking to me
through the music,
telling me
that He is by my side,
urging me
to be still and know that He is God.

As Mass comes to an end
I realise
that my prayer has been answered.
I sense that Our God has been here tonight,
with our folk group
during this vigil Mass
and that, tonight,
music has been my prayer.

Lord,
you always manage to meet me
exactly where I am.
Thank you for coming to me tonight
through your wonderful gift
of music!

© Claire Murray, 9th September 2017