聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The best way to live is with a song in your heart. Two songs served as inspiration for this reflection.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Easter season teases our souls every year. Like a moth to flame, we hover near the season鈥檚 celebrations but hesitate to plunge right in.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 After the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday Resurrection celebrations we are caught again with the hopes and inspirations to continue our life鈥檚 journey.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Start a Fire, the band Unspoken describes our world, which is 鈥渃old and bitter鈥� at times; 鈥淔eels like we鈥檙e in the dead of winter waiting for something better.鈥� The song continues:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥ver and over again
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 hear Your voice in my head
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟et Your light shine, let Your light shine for all to see.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Then the chorus says,
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪tart a fire in my soul
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淔an the flame and make it grow
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪o there's no doubt or denying
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟et it burn so brightly
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat everyone around can see
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat it's You, that it's You that we need
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪tart a fire in me.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Our after-Easter journey should be one with Jesus by our sides. Imagining Jesus with us in the boat when the seas are choppy, imagining Jesus in our car on a journey through an icy storm 鈥� these were thoughts I shared in an earlier article. That sounds easy enough.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 As we continue life after Good Friday death and Easter Sunday Resurrection, another song echoes in my mind:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, down the road that I must travel
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, through the darkness of the night
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, on a highway in the light.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 John Lang鈥檚 lyrics and artists Mr. Mister with its 1980鈥檚 hit Kyrie speak of a fire that burns a 鈥済emlike flame.鈥� That muse still haunts me, like good music will:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he wind blows hard against this mountain side
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎cross the sea into my soul
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t reaches into where I cannot hide
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪etting my feet upon the road.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Yes, my memories go back to:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hen I was young I thought of growing old
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥f what my life would mean to me
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲ould I have followed down my chosen road
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥r only wished what I could be.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The marvel of Easter is in getting to know Jesus a little better. Incredibly, God still stands on the path like a Prodigal Father, hoping we will return to Him. More incredibly God is ready to forgive us and forgive us and forgive us, even when He knows we will falter again.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 As we continue our life鈥檚 journey after Easter, may the 鈥淟ord have mercy鈥� song stay with us as we 鈥渇ind ourselves again:鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, down the road that I must travel
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, through the darkness of the night
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淜yrie eleison, on a highway in the light.鈥�
