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Mini-Meme: Next iTunes lyric with spiritual meaning
It’s Friday! Wanna do another meme?
Pay attention to the lyrics on the song you’re now listening to, or start your player on shuffle. What’s the first lyric that grabs your attention due to its spiritual meaning? And why does that one catch your attention today of all days?
Here’s mine:
My every breath is a prayer for you
You know I’m waiting there for you
- Ben Harper, Needed You Tonight
Which reminds me a lot of this prayer by Thomas Merton which is one of my all-time favorites. As I continue to think about incarnation, about living and embodying Christ, and about being intentional in my prayer and my lifestyle, Ben’s words hit home.
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(Yes, I may be one of the only people on the planet that would find a deep connection between the spirituality expressed by Thomas Merton and Ben Harper. Or I may not.)
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No Comments »Please, get up off your knees
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2 Comments »Beautify My Soul
A while back I quoted my favorite line from my Celtic prayer book. As I was looking through “A Celtic Primer: The Complete Celtic Worship Resource and Collection” (Morehouse Publishing), I found that line in its context. Here’s the fuller prayer/poem, from p.171-2 of that excellent resource:
Christ’s Bounties
O Son of God, do a miracle for me
and change my heart; taking flesh
to redeem me was more difficult
than the transformation of my sinfulness.
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To help me you were scourged
by the Jews’ dear child of Mary,
You are the refined molten
metal of our forge.
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It is You who have made the
sun bright, together with the ice;
it is You who created the river
and the salmon that swim therein.
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It is a care skill, O Christ,
that the nut-tree should be flowering;
your craft too brings forth the kernel,
O fairest ear of wheat.
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Though the children of Eve do not deserve
the bounty of bird and salmon,
it was the Immortal One
on the Cross who made them both.
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He makes the sloe to blossom
through the blackthorn, and
the nut-tree to flower;
What miracle is greater than this?
- Irish, fifteenth century
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2 Comments »Prayer for tragedy in Steven Curtis Chapman’s family
This gut-punch news just came in today:
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.
The Chapman family have been strong advocates for adoption, having adopted three daughters from China, including the young girl who died today.
Please keep the family in prayer as they go through this horrific experience.
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No Comments »My favorite prayer from daily prayers
I carry around with me this lovely little prayer book:
“Prayer Rhythms for Busy People” (Ray Simpson)
It’s in my backpack, which also contains my work laptop, so it’s safe to say that it’s generally always in reach. It’s a great little prayer book for my tastes. The book has 7 days of prayers, organized for morning/midday/evening/bedtime. Each day has its own theme.
My favorite phrase comes from Monday midday prayers. I always forget it’s there, but I love the poetry and the “gotcha” that always gets me when I read and pray it.
O Son of God, change my heart.
Your Spirit composes the songs of the birds
and the buzz of the bees.
Your creation is a million wondrous miracles,
beautiful to look upon,
I ask of you just one more miracle:
Beautify my soul.
Whenever I read that, it stops me in my tracks and reminds me of a great truth: My soul can be beautified, and in fact that’s my great hope - that Christ can and will beautify my soul.
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