Editorial February 20, 1989 Issue

"The music of freedom"

William E. Moody

In his final address to the United Nations General Assembly last year as President of the United States, Ronald Reagan praised the important peace initiatives going forward in many parts of the world. He also pointed to areas where more work was clearly needed. He commented specifically on the necessity for continued efforts to end abuses of human rights.

Perhaps it was somewhat unexpected among that body of international policymakers when the President concluded his speech by considering the vital role of prayer in world affairs. In the midst of humanity's troubles, he said, there is a demand to "seek comfort and refreshment of spirit, in a deeper source of wisdom, one greater than ourselves."

President Reagan went on to speak of the significance of what the world's leaders could accomplish by working together in unity. He noted, however, that we should always recognize that such "deliberations of great leaders and great bodies are but overture; that the truly majestic music—the music of freedom, of justice and peace—is the music made in forgetting self and seeking in silence the will of Him who made us."^{The New York Times, September 27, 1988, p. A10 .}

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