ISAIAH 61:1-4

ISAIAH 61:1-4


The Spirit of the Lord is upon me and has anointed me to
Preach the good news to the poor. .
Bind up the brokenhearted,
Proclaim freedom for the captives,
Proclaim release from darkness for the prisoners,
Comfort all who mourn
Provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them
BEAUTY FOR ASHES
The oil of gladness for mourning
And a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness

Saturday, February 21, 2009

On the death of a friend



Funerals are a time for reflection, a time for evaluation. Since Jeannie and I are similar in so many ways, her death has sent me into a reflective spiral. Kind of like an internal tornado. I find myself alternately frozen and unable to do a thing, and motivated to get my life in order. I really have to get a book published, or at least written and ready for publication. I have several photo albums to finish. I have decisions to make, projects begun and half finished. And, above all, I have closets to clean.

Since I've returned from Colorado, these lyrics are speaking to me. I wanted to share them with you, as well as Brooke Fraser's lovely voice.

SHADOWFEET

Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet

toward home, a land that I've never seen

I am changing, less and less asleep

made of different stuff than when I began

and I have sensed it all along

fast approaching is the day


[CHORUS]
when the world has fallen out from under me

I'll be found in you, still standing

when the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees

when time and space are through


I'll be found in you



There's distraction buzzing in my head


saying in the shadows it's easier to stay


but I've heard rumours of true reality


whispers of a well-lit way




[CHORUS]


You make all things new

You make all things new


You make all things new


You make all things


You make all things




[CHORUS 2]


When the world has fallen out from under me


I'll be found in you, still standing


Every fear and accusation under my feet


when time and space are through


I'll be found in you


when time and space are through


I'll be found in you


when time and space are through


I'll be found in you


Pastor Phylis

1 comment:

  1. thank you for sharing that SONG!! IT BLESS MY HEAT, MARINA

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