A dear friend’s husband recently had extensive heart surgery that was to take 5-7 hours. I knew my friend was sitting in the waiting room so I texted her and said, “I’m going to my harp to play energetically for you and your family.” She responded immediately and said, “Can I call you and you play over the phone?” I said “Yes!” And told her I was guided to play hymns. She said she loved hymns. Before I started playing she told me the surgeon was famous worldwide and he traveled around to various locations taking only the most complicated heart surgeries.

I played for approximately 45 minutes and wanted to finish with “Amazing Grace.” As I started playing it, my fingers got so sticky that I could hardly play. I had never had that happen before and when I “checked in,” I heard, “The surgeon is in the trickiest part of the surgery. Stay steady and your music will help guide his steadiness.”

I later processed this with my friend and we both commented how remarkable this harp therapy experience was for patient, surgeon, family and harpist!