Happy Easter!!! I went to the vigil with some friends at a Dominican parish. The music was so beautiful!
During the homily, the priest talked about our lives in cycles of Lent and Easter. One thing that he said that stuck with me is, "Love conquers all--even death!" Wow! Seems almost sacrilegious but it reminded me of the movie "The Princess Bride" where Westley says to Buttercup, "Death can't stop true love. It can only delay it for a while." So, obviously, this is the song of the day. It's the only analogy in my head that helps me make sense of love conquering all.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Song of the Day: Friday
Today was a busy day. Even though I did not work, I was working. I went to the Way of the Cross and got recruited to work. Crazy! I'm glad I did it, but not quite the day I had planned.
I had lunch with some friends and then I came home, to do laundry. With clothes washed and dried, I became a bit of an organization freak. Everything that can be, is hanging in the closet or folded in a drawer. The only thing undone is the matching of socks. There's always tomorrow for that.
As I prepared for bed, I was answering questions from my study of Psalm 139. I'd already read the blog post and it was a bit life-altering. This is the Psalm where David talks about how there is no place where he can hide from God and not thought he can have that God does not know. For some people that is comforting. For me, that's terrifying. I've had people use personal knowledge of me against me. Definitely not comfortable!
Today's blogger wrote about how we can trust God with this knowledge of us, with the fact the he knows how we are going to screw up (again) before we do it. Kind of wild! I goes it never occurred to me. Not true, it occurred to me, but it was nowhere near the top of my list of things to do.
One thing this study encourages is that even the brokenhearted should seek closeness with God; he beckons us! I'm that brokenhearted person. Or I was. I'm not so much anymore. But, I'm not necessarily jumping up and down to trust people again either.
Anyway, "brokenhearted" triggered this song. Jimmy Ruffin sings the original and lots of people have covered it. I like the Joan Osborne version best. Yes, I have a penchant for "white" soul, but there is just something so poignant and moving about the emotions she puts into this song.
I had lunch with some friends and then I came home, to do laundry. With clothes washed and dried, I became a bit of an organization freak. Everything that can be, is hanging in the closet or folded in a drawer. The only thing undone is the matching of socks. There's always tomorrow for that.
As I prepared for bed, I was answering questions from my study of Psalm 139. I'd already read the blog post and it was a bit life-altering. This is the Psalm where David talks about how there is no place where he can hide from God and not thought he can have that God does not know. For some people that is comforting. For me, that's terrifying. I've had people use personal knowledge of me against me. Definitely not comfortable!
Today's blogger wrote about how we can trust God with this knowledge of us, with the fact the he knows how we are going to screw up (again) before we do it. Kind of wild! I goes it never occurred to me. Not true, it occurred to me, but it was nowhere near the top of my list of things to do.
One thing this study encourages is that even the brokenhearted should seek closeness with God; he beckons us! I'm that brokenhearted person. Or I was. I'm not so much anymore. But, I'm not necessarily jumping up and down to trust people again either.
Anyway, "brokenhearted" triggered this song. Jimmy Ruffin sings the original and lots of people have covered it. I like the Joan Osborne version best. Yes, I have a penchant for "white" soul, but there is just something so poignant and moving about the emotions she puts into this song.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Song of the Day: Thursday
I completed some items on my to-do list and made some progress in one area of my responsibility. Got disappointed by a response to an incident that caused my Woosah moment yesterday. Really disappointed. The kind that makes me rethink everything from the beginning of when I entered this profession. Did I know what I was getting into? Am I cut out for this job? I am sometimes socially awkward but do I have the skills for working with people? And specifically with this group of people?
This is the song that kept playing in my head after I read the response. I don't know much about Phil Wickham. I got this song as a free download and it's stuck with me. Just hearing him sing "grace" with such heartfelt emotion is soothing to that wounded part of me. It's like washing out the debris: it hurts a little but it will get better as things are cleaned out.
This is the song that kept playing in my head after I read the response. I don't know much about Phil Wickham. I got this song as a free download and it's stuck with me. Just hearing him sing "grace" with such heartfelt emotion is soothing to that wounded part of me. It's like washing out the debris: it hurts a little but it will get better as things are cleaned out.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Song of the Day: Wednesday
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Song of the Day: Tuesday
Today I had a number of songs that I'd planned to list for song of the day. But in the past few days, this is the song that keeps playing in my head. I love Adele!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Song of the Day: Monday
It's Monday. I've been a bit draggy since Friday. Could be the anesthesia and pain meds. Who knows.
Today's song is by TLC. Not sure why. It just is. Definitely a blast from the past!
Today's song is by TLC. Not sure why. It just is. Definitely a blast from the past!
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