Sermon notes . Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation 9031 Penn Ave S • Bloomington, Minnesota • 55431 The Rest of the Story: Maria Von Trapp Sunday, 14 MAY 2017 The Sound of Music - movie of the year (1965) St. Matthew 16:24-27* The Von Trapp Family of Salzburg, Austria 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone Maria Augusta Von Trapp desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For who- Book: The Story of the Trapp Family Singers (1949) ever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a Baron Georg Von Trapp man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or 27 had 7-children from first marriage what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of youngest was Maria (sick, unable to attend school) Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and Captain and Maria married 1927 (Baron 25-yrs Maria’s senior) then He will reward each according to his works. together they had 3 more children * New King James, 1979 Roman Catholic Priest friend - Franz Wasner † † † † † † † † † In US went from Trapp Family Choir → Trapp Family Singers The Sound of Music In 1942, bought 660-acre farm in Stowe, Vermont The hills are alive with the sound of music; With songs they have sung for a thousand years. In 1950, opened the Von Trapp Family Lodge to public The hills fill my heart with the sound of music; My heart wants to sing every song it hears. Robert E. Lee said, “Teach him that he must deny himself.” My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds That rise from the lake to the trees; Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, deny self, take up My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies cross, follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but From a church on a breeze; whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over Stones on its way; Isn’t that what Maria Von Trapp did with her 82-yrs of life? To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray. I go to the hills when my heart is lonely When Maria did (what she did) for the least of these (her children), I know I will hear what I’ve heard before; she did “for God’s sake” and thus found her life. My heart will be blessed with the sound of music And I’ll sing once more. Quote from movie: “When the Lord closes the door, some where He Songwriters opens a window.” RICHARD RODGERS, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2ND Quote from Maria’s book: “God’s will hath no why.” Phone: (952) 888-1525 E-mail: [email protected] www.fortsnellingmcf.org .