I was listening to my Ipod the other day. Like most times that I listen to my Ipod my ears found their way to the sweet songwriting of
Stuart Davis. Do you know how you listen to a song like a hundred times... then all of the sudden it hits you in a different way? Kind of like
an exploding a firecracker in the teeth... BAM! it just hits ya! (thanks
Emeril) Well, this was one of those times for me. Read the lyrics and let your mind wander. What hits you? What rings true when you read these lyrics?
Alms
by Stuart Davis
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Take my chest and blow it open
make a bomb out of this heart
let what's unseen push my ribs apart
it's a start
You crack the shell to find the bird
You part the mouth to make the word
You shake the sky to feed the sea
now shake me
You pierce the skin to clear the wound
You cut the reed to sound the tune
You split the seed to bring the tree
now break me
Take my hand and pull it open
pry these fingers from my palm
let every fist I make be broken
into a place for alms
Stretch this thread into Your loom
pick this rose to scent Your room
boil these leaves to make Your tea
boil me
Mold the bones that form this face
break the dam that holds Your grace
burn a wick so light can be
burn me
Take me
where the sheep are catching wolves
where the parts are weaving wholes
where the drop contains the sea
where You are me
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I knew I liked the song, but what struck me so profundly was the last verse "Where You are me." It reminded me of John 3:30 where John the Babtist proclaims "He must increase, but I must decrease." Ohh how true that is at times... like the place i'm in now, wrapped up in my own selfish needs. It is good to be reminded at times that though this is my quest here on earth... its not MY quest, but HIS. Blow my chest wide open i say! I have been blessed... may your blessings now come through me forever with You increasing in me fading away... puts things in perspective eh? (that sounded oddly Canadian didn't it?)
Now its your turn... Have you heard any songs that have "hit you" lately? Old or new... it doesn't matter... What was it in the song that made you laugh, cry, smile or remember something or somebody? If you haven't had one that's "hit you" lately... whatcha grooving to lately? I'm always down for some good tunes!
Have a fantastic day everyone!