The Welcome Wagon - Esther reads Philippians [Side A]

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As an art student at The Cooper Union in New York, Monique Auito, of The Welcome Wagon, passed the lonely hours in her studio listening to the calming crackle of cassette tapes her grandmother, Esther, had sent on which she’d recorded herself reading the bible. As a young mother, Monique had flown home from her grandmother’s funeral with a treasure trove of old magazine clippings, wrapping paper scraps, and invitations sent more than half a century before. Now, with her grandmother’s cassettes playing in the background, Monique began using pieces from this collection to create large-scale collages, beautiful, evocative, and almost haunting in their pastiche of the past. “Using the music as a starting point, I wove together any objects on hand that fit with the chords, the vision, the melody, the spirit of the songs,” says Monique, whose paintings provide the artwork for The Welcome Wagon's new album. Her grandmother, Esther, gave the album its name.
In this recording, Esther reads from Philippians, tells the story of a teacher named Coila Cook, and sings "Rejoice in the Lord Always."

[@ck1578]

Very sweet x I love the occasional story during the reading and interpretive or encouraging interjection.

[@williamglenn777]

Nice! I got curious about one of the passages that Esther read, so I looked it up and saw that it came from what was called a “Kenosis Hymn.” Kenosis… Interesting. Anyhow, Esther was right when she talked near the end about being disturbed by the TV, which basically appeals to base desires. Unfortunately, it’s so much worse than TV. Now people have to contend algorithms that manipulate them with sensationalism and distraction. I’m not saying technology is bad. It isn’t: it contains an unimaginable amount knowledge and data, and that knowledge can lead to Truth, but we need some wisdom for that to happen. As it says in James 1:5, "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." Thanks for the talk, Esther (and thanks to whoever posted this).

[@jamesg7016]

no thanks, esther.