This song always makes me feel happy…
His Child
As well as the song in the previous post 😀 I’ve also been playing “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon a lot lately….
This is from a movie called The Wild Thornberrys, which I have seen, but can’t remember much about it….
I heard this song a while ago but as I was listening one day, I felt that God was singing it to me…. I heard such love, like a doting Daddy, and felt warmth and safety, and an unquestioning trust. I have heard it that way ever since.
I know that, line by line, some could take issue that I’m being flippant… perhaps I’m not being completely theologically sound…
I only know that God let me know He loved me 😀
My Dad was one of the good guys. He had a temper… and my memory is that he worked long hours… but he was trustworthy, a salt-of-the-earth type of bloke. When I hear of God as Father, it’s not a huge stretch for me to comprehend it…
… but I know there are many who didn’t have good fathers. Many who, when they hear of Father God, think of a cold, heartless, abusive, destructive being…. and they close up in fear..
I so wish that I could get across that image of God as loving Daddy… as a safe haven, a warm embrace. As One Who is delighted to watch His children grow. That’s the Daddy I know. I wish that everyone could find Him.
Yes, this is just a song. Maybe I’m the only one getting this image from it…
But I pray that you can listen, and catch a glimpse of the loving Father, waiting for you to come to Him…
My New Favourite Song…
We learned this for a group we attend on Friday mornings… I love it 😀
Their other songs are pretty good too….
Theme Songs
Sometimes in your life, there are certain songs that sum up how you feel a large part of the time… for a long time, this was mine..
I was a melancholy child…
I still have “rock” days… sometimes things overwhelm me… but that’s not who I am anymore..
..and it’s not true, by the way.
Rocks feel a great deal of pain.
Islands cry buckets.
Just not where anyone can see them..
… but
One day, I finally realised that Jesus loved me..
and this became my theme song.
😀
I didn’t find that song until later, though..
This was the song I played over and over, 18 years ago..
(I couldn’t find a youtube clip – here’s a Grooveshark link..)
Whatever happens in my life, I am loved…
it still hurts, when there are people I want to care, and who just… don’t.
But I am never alone.
And my theme is joy!
(Not the official clip for this song, but I thought it was cute..)
:)
Of course, the Doctor would win, hands down…
HANDS DOWN, I TELL YOU!!!
*ahem*
moving on…..
(edited – 2 years later – to add..
Now that I’ve seen more of “Sherlock”, I can understand how it could be more of an even match. I’ll still choose the Doctor, though.
Sorry.)
Count On Me
I heard this on the radio today, and loved it.
It’s hugely difficult to find an official video for it… so I’ll just share this one instead… 😀
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Just been listening to this –
It’s about finding faith in God, but still being afraid of the changes ahead – the unknown…. I remember feeling like this, back when I was just starting to get to know Him. It occurs to me that I will always be heading into the unknown, in one way or another… sometimes Egypt still flashes temptingly before me. I see what it lacks more clearly every day…. but I still have to be on the journey, facing the right way 😀
I don’t know this one as well, but it seemed a good sequel 😀
Here’s another one…
And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. – Psalm 39:7
1000 Fields of Roses 