Yesterday I was listening to music on my headphones in Talkies. When the music I queued up was done playing the next song automatically played. It was the medieval hymn Stabat Mater
Stabat mater dolorosa is Latin for "the sorrowful mother was standing." It is a meditation on Mary's suffering during her son's crucifixion. A timely meditation on Good Friday. The full text of the hymn (http://www.shrinesf.org/stabatmater.htm) gets overly theological for me, not being Christian, but the music is so beautiful.
What I always remember about Good Friday is the response of the wonder that was Jesus to this painful, unjust death. He said, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." What if we all, Christian and non-christian alike, took this as the message of the Easter season?
If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude - Suzuki Roshi -
Friday, April 6, 2007
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