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Why familiar rituals suddenly stir unexpected emotions

I've been the church organist for thirty years and lately I find myself crying during hymns for reasons I can't explain.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The deepening of years allows sacred music to penetrate layers of accumulated experience, touching wounds and wonder previously held at safe distance.

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“Where Are You with Aging and faith — the deepening?”

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