“In the final analysis, music making is neither a means nor an end but an offering, therefore an act of worship. All music makers everywhere must understand this and proceed accordingly. Nothing but harm lies ahead if we try to authenticate ourselves with our musical works or become so attached to them – addicted might be a better word – that we have no sense of worth or being without this “proof” of our existence. To repeat something said earlier, our union with God, both in our createdness and our redemption, is the only authenticity worth claiming. And our music making must continually bear witness to that.”
– Harold Best, Music Through the Eyes of Faith, p.15
