This “new normal” includes a persistent awareness … dark & light. silence & sound. death & life… with prevailing Hope.
“The darker the night, the brighter the stars.
The deeper the grief, the closer is God.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment
Leaning in close to the Only One Good grants grief a lens to life… And even in its presence… Pulsing fresh delight… joining ancient prayers. These prayers mingle promises… a past redeemed, our present Help and a future flowing with persistent Hope and enduring joy.”Where there is darkness, let me sow light.” (St. Francis of Assisi)
As with any symphony, several key elements must come together with practice, precision … and a certain unleashing emotion. So, too with learning to lean into tough space, we learn to bridle difficulties & grief into useable energy to shine, to sing, to love, to live.
Make my life a prayer to you
I wanna do what you want me to
No empty words and no white lies
No token prayers no compromiseI wanna shine the light you gave
Through your son you sent to save us
From ourselves and our despair
It comforts me to know you’re really there[Chorus]
Well I wanna thank you know
For being patient with me
Oh it’s so hard to see
When my eyes are on me
I guess I’ll have to trust
And just believe what you say
Oh you’re coming again
Coming to take me awayI wanna die and let you give
Your life to me so I might live
And share the hope you gave me
The love that set me freeI wanna tell the world out there
You’re not some fable or fairy tale
That I’ve made up inside my head
You’re God the son and you’ve risen from the dead[Chorus]
I wanna die and let you give
Your life to me so I might live
And share the hope you gave me
The love that set me free
“The most powerful evangel is the glory of God dwelling in the midst of His people.”
Ravi Zacharias Is There Not a Cause? Part 4/4 (Nehemiah)