Ruach Breath Of Life

The Music: Vitality – an improvisation, and an Extract from Brahms’s St Anthony Chorale (which itself was based on a theme by Haydn) Musicians: Vitality: Nicola Gerard, Megan Topley, Shirley Richards, Jane Horsfall, Nick Evans Pugh, Christiane von Albrecht St. Anthony Chorale: Amy Roberts (oboe), Nicola Gerard (flute), Beth Davies (bassoon) On all my many travels, Lord, be my travelling companion. In all my hours of working, Spirit guide the way, In all my times of study, Lord, anoint my mind. In all my times of waiting Help me to reach out to You. When sharp frustrations come my way, make me phlegmatic as I need to be, but still full of faith. In every time of change, keep us alert and ready. At every crossroads on the way, be my sign-post, guide and Comforter. For if You had come before the midnight hour, all the virgins would have been ready; It was the long delay which exposed their foolish short-sightedness. Make my heart a garden, Lord, of pleasure, not of pain