[MajestyJo]

One of the world’s greatest musicians,
Ludwig van Beethoven, began to lose his
hearing when he was only 26. This was
particularly tragic for someone so gifted
in using sound as music. When he realised
he could not be cured of his deafness,
he wrote the following prayer. As
we hear his words, we can pray for those
who are going through difficulties at this
time:

O God, give me strength
to be victorious over myself.
O guide my spirit
and raise me up
from these dark depths,
so that
I may fearlessly struggle upward
in fiery flight.
For it is you alone, Lord,
who understand me
and can inspire me. Amen

Beethoven’s last words before dying are said to have been: “I will hear in heaven.”