Lord Jesus,
you incarnated yourself in our world,
taking on our flesh and expressing yourself through our culture and language.
Help us to be discerning listeners of music today.
May we take notice of the deeper longings expressed there
for love, hope, peace, and meaning.
Make our hearts compassionate to the pains and struggles of others,
especially those who are different from us.
Teach us how to find the seeds of the Gospel you have planted in the popular culture,
and to nurture these seeds lovingly,
separating out the good from the bad
and holding fast to what is good (cf. 1 Thess 5:21).
May your grace abound in the hearts of all who hear this music,
and in the hearts of those who make it.
We ask this, Jesus, in your name. Amen.
By the Daughters of St. Paul