Grace for the World at the Vatican-September 15, 2025

 The Grace for the World Concert was held September 15, 2025 was an astoundingly beautiful event, bringing people of different races and nationalities, over 250,000 from all across the globe together with music peaceably at one of the most storied religious institutions on the planet.  This all came together under the watch of the Vatican's first American Pope Leo  who extended a warm greeting to all those in attendance. 

 Link to gospel segment video short here.

Let us continue to pray for our world, for unity, prosperity, harmony among nations and an end to forever wars.  Let us send up fervent prayers for lasting peace.

Amen, Shalom and Ase.

Cynthia D. Wilson,

Blog Founder and Editor

"Chaplain of Pop"

Blog Edit & Update to Cynthia Wilson's Profile:Special Podcast Episode

 

After serving as Administrator and Author of this and related blogs for nearly 20 years (Heavier Octaves, Creativesselministries, HO High Notes and more recently Cheering Obama On (circa 2012-2015) I am "slowing my roll" to the more passive role of Founder, Editor, Writer, fundraiser and artist. 

  I will remain in the background as a 'mentor-administrator' though. This will allow me to keep my hand in things, focus more on educating our youth about the intersection of theology, music,art and politics while  maintaining some say about the publications' funding administratively. It will also give me the opportunity to focus on the recapture and capitalization of related enterprises that have blossomed or sprouted from my blogs going forward. 

 I will remain active via newsletter, podcasts, online classes, email and phone calls. Please direct any questions or concerns to me at creativessel@gmail.com.

 You may also make donations to my Cash app, Buy Me a Coffee(above), Zelle,etc., so I can pay my bills  on time while also traveling the world(😉).

Hopefully, I will get the donations THIS TIME!

Use the QR Codes above for Buymeacoffee and Cash App

 My corresponding fundraising links are set forth below:

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For donations via Zelle just dial my phone number 313-495-2888 and enter the amount in the blank provided if you have a Zelle account with your bank.

It's been some long hot summers. But I'm making it by the grace of god! Also listen to my podcast "God's Riches in Glory" here or at the link provided in the lower righthand column of the web version of this blog. Find the web version link near the bottom of this page located just above my profile.

Keep me in your prayers 🙏🏿 

Thank you,

Cynthia Wilson-Founder

Before

After

Kamala Harris-107 Days

 

 I watched former Vice President Kamala Harris on the Late Show last night as she was being interviewed by host Steven Colbert. It was good to see her apparently reassured, rested and forward thinking. Even though she did announce she was not running for governor of California. To paraphrase her response. I just think our Democracy is in a fragile condition and it's broken. She said Oh no, I'm not giving up. I'm still in the fight."

At one point in the interview he asked her about her political predictions and touched on those predictions she had made about her political challenger then and what she viewed on the horizon for our country if he was elected. How they all seemed to come true.There was one word she emphasized and which stuck with me as she responded to his question about what is going on now with the current administration and the political mood of congress. She responded--the capitulation. She just couldn't have predicted that.

Check out her new book--107 Days- in which she shares her experiences during last year's history making campaign to become the first woman  and first black woman to be elected President of the United States. 

Music Icon Stevie Wonder's Upcoming Documentary on How the Martin Luther King Holiday Came to Be

 We all love Stevie Wonder, his legendary contribution to the Motown sound and his driven,humanitarian and artistic approach to voicing concerns about social ills using his music. He is a visionary artist who has had a tremendous impact upon our culture throughout the years and has spread huge doses of peace, love  and great music along the way.

Wonder who played an instrumental role in the struggle to make Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a reality with the help of activist attorney Theresa Cropper has a development deal on track for a documentary that tells the story on the screen. His iconic hit "Happy Birthday to You" which was written and composed  to promote the King holiday has become over the decades a standard birthday song celebrating birthdays internationally  across various cultures and musical genres.

 For more information about the documentary check out Time magazine's article and take a listen to an excerpt from one of my podcast audios with brief mention of the back story below:

 

 

Cynthia,