A Wonderful Quotation

"The Old Celts knew, that of all the sounds that mankind could make, only the pipes could be heard in both worlds."

That is a wonderful acknowledgement, and I can witness to it as a fact. Imagine playing for the family that’s standing beside their pastor, beside the grave, and you are playing “God be With You, ‘Til We Meet Again,” as the family’s last tribute to their beloved family member.

Your pipes are singing, and actually speaking those words, and you look up at the clear blue sky and see the birds flying around. Then you look at the family standing there, and you catch the eye of one of the ladies, and you can’t help but nod at her and she at you, both sensing communion with God in prayer. God is not only listening, but He is responding with His love. Your pipes are singing words of assurance. The dear persons standing at the grave can be assured that God is with their deceased loved person, until they all meet again in His presence, and even afterwards.

I've known this for some time, and it helps me to draw the best message of a Christian song from the pipes.