IN THIS EPISODE
Could It Be that God is Singing?
Guest Becca J. R. Lachman, a librarian and singer-songwriter whose work is being considered for the hymnal of the Mennonite Church U.S.A, discusses how writing poetry and lyrics has helped her get through “dark nights of the soul.”
WRITING PROMPT Singer-songwriter Lachman discussed revision of a song of worship with new lyrics or poetry in order that gives voice to contemporary issues in order to “carry God’s light to others.”
If you could (re)write a hymn in the words you’ve always wanted to sing in a place of worship, what would those words be, and why?
About the Guest
Becca Lachman is a writer, singer-songwriter, and recovering adjunct professor living in Appalachian Ohio. In 2012, Becca edited the national anthology A Ritual to Read Together: Poems in Conversation with William Stafford. She’s also the author of two poetry collections of her own: Other Acreage, an ode-elegy to her family’s 1840s dairy farm, and The Apple Speaks, which explores being a wife/daughter of loved ones doing nonviolent peace work in war-torn places. She most recently co-edited an issue of the Journal for Mennonite Writing on the theme “Traditions in Translation.”