The Joy of St. Francis
"When the sweetest melody of spirit would flame up in his heart, he would release it by singing in French, and the trickle of divine inspiration which his inner ear had caught would begin to overflow like a minstrel's song. At times, as I have seen with my own eyes, he would pick up a stick from the ground and, holding it on his left arm, would draw across it another stick bent by means of a string, as if he were playing the violin. Then pretending to play, he would sing in French the praises of the Lord." --Celano, Second Life, 127
Francis's child-like playfulness was indicative of his relationship with God--that of child and loving parent.
"When the sweetest melody of spirit would flame up in his heart, he would release it by singing in French, and the trickle of divine inspiration which his inner ear had caught would begin to overflow like a minstrel's song. At times, as I have seen with my own eyes, he would pick up a stick from the ground and, holding it on his left arm, would draw across it another stick bent by means of a string, as if he were playing the violin. Then pretending to play, he would sing in French the praises of the Lord." --Celano, Second Life, 127
Francis's child-like playfulness was indicative of his relationship with God--that of child and loving parent.
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