Object #6
Learn to pray

Arnold Schönberg: Die Jakobsleiter. Oratorium
Wien: Universal-Edition, 1917
A Christmas gift from Arnold Schönberg to his mother-in-law Henriette Kolisch, 1924

Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna

Dearest Mama, It says here:
“Learn to pray: ‘Those who pray become one with God.’”
I would like to be a priest, or even better a prophet, of this belief. But if it should be denied me, then I know why.
You can also turn the sentence around:
“Those who cease to be one with God lose the ability to pray.”
Hopefully “Jacobs Ladder” will give you a happy, pure Christmas feeling
Warmest wishes
Arnold
Christm[as] 1924