KYRIE

The beautiful mantra of the Kyrie invokes the quality of compassionate mercy. This piece emerged out of a deep internal conflict I had been holding around my relationship with Jesus, Christianity and the nature of forgiveness. My experiences with the teachings of A Course In Miracles a few days before I recorded this song precipitated a long-awaited healing around these issues and opened the door for me to write and sing this Kyrie from a transformed place of peace, forgiveness and gratitude.

One of the most important prayers of the Western and Eastern Christian churches, dating back to the Middle Ages, the text of the Kyrie comes from the Greek. The translation is as follows:

Kyrie eleison         Lord have mercy
Christe eleison      Christ have mercy
Kyrie eleison         Lord have mercy

Mercy implies the qualities of forgiveness and compassionate understanding.