A minor prophet (and some music) will light the way

A schoolteacher teaches. A writer writes. Both of those demand more of me sometimes than I am able to give.

Post-election 2024 is one of those times. The past few days I have shut out the noise and returned to the two things that have seen me through other heartbreaking moments in my life: the Word and the Music.

I found a new anthem in Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen’s “Even When He is Silent.…