Today we reflect on the virtue of simplicity through the words of the Shaker song Simple Gifts by Joseph Brackett.
You may recognize the song’s familiar tune, a central motif in Aaron Copeland’s composition Appalachian Spring.
Brackett wrote Simple Gifts in 1848.
Is simplicity still a virtue today? How so?
My mom used to sing this all the time. What a fond memory. I’m trying to embrace simplicity. I do believe it’s a gift!
You have a good mom :)