Why does this move us so?
Earlier today I stop by to ask my excellent fellow minister Shannon Rutherford if she has a book I am looking for. (Nope.) She is relaxing for a minute with her dear kitten Spirit on her lap. She is looking at something on YouTube. “A friend of mine sent this to me.” She plays it. I think “oh dear – another poor fellow singing dreadfully on television and being humiliated by the judges.” As far as a quasar dimly viewed by the largest telescope is from our humble Solar System – so far was my expectation from what I saw. It was one of the most astonishing things I have heard or seen in some time.
Why does this move us so? Why – after just 2 minutes of listening to this young Welshman sing – does the crowd leap to its feet, cheer, and wipe away tears? More is coming…