My father is very ill, almost 70, he has had several strokes and struggles to speak. He has also he multiple heart problems, he is insulin and oxygen dependent. I can't take any day that I have with him for granted anymore. So I wrote this song. Its called Borrowed Time.
BORROWED TIME
YOU HELD MY HAND WHEN I WAS SMALL
YOUR HAND WAS HUGE YOU WERE SO TALL
THE SUN SMILED DOWN ON US
I KICKED THE LEAVES YOU WALKED ALONG
DIDN’T GO FAR BUT IT WAS FUN FOR US
I GOT OLDER I GOT TALLER
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY YOUR HAND GOT SMALLER
BUT YOU WERE STILL THERE
DRIVING ME HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE
YOU TAUGHT ME TO DRIVE ON MY OWN
MAN I THOUGHT I WAS ALMOST GROWN
BUT YOU STAYED BY ME
JUST IN CASE I NEEDED YOU THERE
EVEN THOUGH I PRETENDED NOT TO CARE
YOU WATCHED ME MAKE MISTAKES
YOU LET ME GROW AND LEARN TO TAKE
BUMPS ON THE ROAD I CHOSE
IT WAS HARD I’M SURE GOD ONLY KNOWS
NOW I SEE YOU GETTING OLD AND GRAY
AND I JUST DON’T KNOW
OH I DON’T KNOW
HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE TO BORROW
THERE’S NO PROMISE THE SUN WILL RISE FOR US
TOMORROW
HOW CAN FORGET WHAT’S IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE
AND I DON’T KNOW
IF YOU’LL STILL BE HERE OR IF I’LL BE NEAR
AND I DON’T KNOW THERE’LL BE ANOTHER DAY
FOR ME TO SAY
I LOVE YOU
CAUSE ALL WE HAVE IS TODAY
THERE IS NO TIME TO BORROW
NO TIME TO BORROW YEAH YEAH
I DON’T KNOW NO I DON’T KNOW AND NO ONE KNOWS
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS NO ONE KNOWS
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Inspired at Tenebrae
Inspired at Tenebrae
Even as I stood
Steeped in my iniquity
Even still, You loved me
And gave more than I dared ask You to give.
Even as I lie
In the bed of prostitution
Even still Your hand stretched to me
And gave more than I would ever give.
Even as I ran
From the beauty of Your blood
Even still You invited the nails
And gave me more than anyone else would give.
You gave Your Holy Self to sin
That what you would give
Was given that if at least one take it
That one may live.
I wrote this following a Tenebrae service that I attended while in Seminary (yes little known fact I was a seminary student for a semester. I was studying to be a Christian Counselor but dropped out because I decided it wasn't the career I wanted. I adored graduate school and got straight A's but I couldn't afford to pay for Tuition if I didn't want to be a therapist after all. FYI the reference to prostitution is figurative, not literal. It refers to selling yourself for less than what you are worth, trading purity for sin.
Even as I stood
Steeped in my iniquity
Even still, You loved me
And gave more than I dared ask You to give.
Even as I lie
In the bed of prostitution
Even still Your hand stretched to me
And gave more than I would ever give.
Even as I ran
From the beauty of Your blood
Even still You invited the nails
And gave me more than anyone else would give.
You gave Your Holy Self to sin
That what you would give
Was given that if at least one take it
That one may live.
I wrote this following a Tenebrae service that I attended while in Seminary (yes little known fact I was a seminary student for a semester. I was studying to be a Christian Counselor but dropped out because I decided it wasn't the career I wanted. I adored graduate school and got straight A's but I couldn't afford to pay for Tuition if I didn't want to be a therapist after all. FYI the reference to prostitution is figurative, not literal. It refers to selling yourself for less than what you are worth, trading purity for sin.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Starkey Hearing Foundation event today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9voeeuhWQpU
This song was used in their video. I'm going to translate the beautiful lyrics :)
Bendita Tu Luz lyrics (Your Blessed Light)
Bendito el lugar, y el motivo de estar ahí,
Bendita la coincidencia,
Bendito el reloj, que nos puso puntual ahí,
Bendita sea tu, presencia.
Bendito Dios por encontrarnos, en el camino,
Y de quitarme esta soledad, de mi destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Desde el alma.
Bendito ojos, que me esquivaban,
Simulaban desde que me ignoraban,
Y de repente, sostienes la mirada.
Bendita Dios por encontrarnos, en el camino,
Y de quitarme esta soledad, de mi destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada, oh.
Gloria divina, diste suerte de buen (des)tino,
Y de encontrarte justo ahí, en medio del camino,
Gloria al cielo de encontrarte ahora,
Llevarte mi soledad, y coincidir en mi destino,
En el mismo destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita mirada,
Bendita mirada desde el alma, tu mirada,
Bendita, bendita, bendita mirada,
Bendita tu alma y bendita tu luz.
Tu mirada, oh, oh, oh,
Digo es tan bendita tu luz, amor, amor,
Bendito el reloj y bendito el lugar,
Benditos tus besos cerquita del mar,
Y tu mirada, amor, amor,
Que bendita tú mirada, tu mirada amor.
Blessed Place and the reason for being there
Blessed coincidence
Blessed clock, that put us exactly there
Bless you, your presence
Bless God for finding us on this road
and for taking this solitude from me, from my destiny
Blessed light, blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light, blessed light of your gaze
from the soul
Blessed eyes that avoided me
That pretended to hide from me
and suddenly held your gaze
Bless God for finding us on this road
and for taking this solitude from me, from my destiny
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze, oh
Divine Glory you gave me the luck of good destiny
and to find you right there in the middle of the path
Glory from Heaven finding you now
Take away my solitude
Join my destiny
in the same destiny
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze,
Blessed gaze from the soul
Your gaze
Blessed Blessed Blessed gaze
Your Blessed soul your Blessed light
Your gaze oh oh oh
I say it is so blessed with your light, love, love
Blessed clock, blessed place
Your blessed kisses by the sea
and your gaze love love
What a blessed gaze, your gaze love
(It's not perfect, but it's better than the auto translations. Lyrics are always hard to translate because there is always something lost in the translation, either way it is a beautiful song that so reminds me of David...What a blessed light and what a blessed gaze he has :) )
This song was used in their video. I'm going to translate the beautiful lyrics :)
Bendita Tu Luz lyrics (Your Blessed Light)
Bendito el lugar, y el motivo de estar ahí,
Bendita la coincidencia,
Bendito el reloj, que nos puso puntual ahí,
Bendita sea tu, presencia.
Bendito Dios por encontrarnos, en el camino,
Y de quitarme esta soledad, de mi destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Desde el alma.
Bendito ojos, que me esquivaban,
Simulaban desde que me ignoraban,
Y de repente, sostienes la mirada.
Bendita Dios por encontrarnos, en el camino,
Y de quitarme esta soledad, de mi destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada, oh.
Gloria divina, diste suerte de buen (des)tino,
Y de encontrarte justo ahí, en medio del camino,
Gloria al cielo de encontrarte ahora,
Llevarte mi soledad, y coincidir en mi destino,
En el mismo destino.
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita la luz, bendita la luz de tu mirada,
Bendita mirada,
Bendita mirada desde el alma, tu mirada,
Bendita, bendita, bendita mirada,
Bendita tu alma y bendita tu luz.
Tu mirada, oh, oh, oh,
Digo es tan bendita tu luz, amor, amor,
Bendito el reloj y bendito el lugar,
Benditos tus besos cerquita del mar,
Y tu mirada, amor, amor,
Que bendita tú mirada, tu mirada amor.
Blessed Place and the reason for being there
Blessed coincidence
Blessed clock, that put us exactly there
Bless you, your presence
Bless God for finding us on this road
and for taking this solitude from me, from my destiny
Blessed light, blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light, blessed light of your gaze
from the soul
Blessed eyes that avoided me
That pretended to hide from me
and suddenly held your gaze
Bless God for finding us on this road
and for taking this solitude from me, from my destiny
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze, oh
Divine Glory you gave me the luck of good destiny
and to find you right there in the middle of the path
Glory from Heaven finding you now
Take away my solitude
Join my destiny
in the same destiny
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze
Blessed light blessed light of your gaze,
Blessed gaze from the soul
Your gaze
Blessed Blessed Blessed gaze
Your Blessed soul your Blessed light
Your gaze oh oh oh
I say it is so blessed with your light, love, love
Blessed clock, blessed place
Your blessed kisses by the sea
and your gaze love love
What a blessed gaze, your gaze love
(It's not perfect, but it's better than the auto translations. Lyrics are always hard to translate because there is always something lost in the translation, either way it is a beautiful song that so reminds me of David...What a blessed light and what a blessed gaze he has :) )
Monday, February 1, 2010
Rocks at the Sea
Rocks at the Sea
I stand on the water’s edge
Throwing stones at God
This one for pain,
This one for sorrow
That one for shame
Exhausted I drop to my knees
And cry out Your name
How can I hate Your creation
And love You just the same
One stone for desire
One for loneliness, one for tears,
One stone for passion’s fire
One for hopelessness, one for fears
Hating You for letting me choose
A freedom that I would not be willing to lose.
Yet despite my insolence and pride
Even as I hurl rocks at You, You stand at my side
One hand on my back, one to dry my tears
All the while willing with one word to calm my fears
To make still the waters where ripples I have caused
Ready to give me rest, to whisper in my ear, if I should pause,
Words of love, peace, grace, truth, words to comfort me
You wait patiently until I’m done railing at the sea
You wrap Your arms around me and kiss my cheek
Then your wings carry me home for my anger made me weak
When I awaken to the dawn of Your smiling face
The sea fills my eyes as I wonder at Your endless grace
You sit there, smiling, a rock in Your hand for me
“My child, I always love you, let’s go throw rocks at the sea”
I stand on the water’s edge
Throwing stones at God
This one for pain,
This one for sorrow
That one for shame
Exhausted I drop to my knees
And cry out Your name
How can I hate Your creation
And love You just the same
One stone for desire
One for loneliness, one for tears,
One stone for passion’s fire
One for hopelessness, one for fears
Hating You for letting me choose
A freedom that I would not be willing to lose.
Yet despite my insolence and pride
Even as I hurl rocks at You, You stand at my side
One hand on my back, one to dry my tears
All the while willing with one word to calm my fears
To make still the waters where ripples I have caused
Ready to give me rest, to whisper in my ear, if I should pause,
Words of love, peace, grace, truth, words to comfort me
You wait patiently until I’m done railing at the sea
You wrap Your arms around me and kiss my cheek
Then your wings carry me home for my anger made me weak
When I awaken to the dawn of Your smiling face
The sea fills my eyes as I wonder at Your endless grace
You sit there, smiling, a rock in Your hand for me
“My child, I always love you, let’s go throw rocks at the sea”
Sunday, January 24, 2010
A song for Haiti
I don't think this is 100% finished and it needs a title... anyone have suggestions?
Awaking to the darkness
All my life came crashing down on me
My heart lies shattered around me
And I don’t know which pieces start picking
I can’t even figure out where the ground should be
Voices cry out from nowhere
Everyone and no one at the very same time
I can’t see them but I hear them
I can’t touch them but I feel them
All around me, all around me
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
I’m cold I’m hot I’m wet I’m dry
I don’t know what I feel anymore and I don’t even know why
I wish that I could move myself but I just can’t wiggle free
From the rubble of my life crushing down on me
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
All along my faith Him has spared me from despair
All along my hope in Him has comforted me with care
I’m not alone for this is also His burden to bear
Here with God I am safe, even if my life He does not spare
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
Awaking to the darkness
All my life came crashing down on me
My heart lies shattered around me
And I don’t know which pieces start picking
I can’t even figure out where the ground should be
Voices cry out from nowhere
Everyone and no one at the very same time
I can’t see them but I hear them
I can’t touch them but I feel them
All around me, all around me
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
I’m cold I’m hot I’m wet I’m dry
I don’t know what I feel anymore and I don’t even know why
I wish that I could move myself but I just can’t wiggle free
From the rubble of my life crushing down on me
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
All along my faith Him has spared me from despair
All along my hope in Him has comforted me with care
I’m not alone for this is also His burden to bear
Here with God I am safe, even if my life He does not spare
Who will find me in this small and lonely space
Who will comfort me in the darkness of this place
Who will shine a light to search for my missing face
Who but God will comfort me with grace
Who but God will free me with His grace
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hey this is my page - I'm pretending you are reading it
I kind of expect people not to read this, but just in case maybe I'll post it anyway. I have a lot of ideas but no really good place to share them. I thought I'd try here. Just for fun
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