What song best epitomizes what keeps you going

by Lady Lee 52 Replies latest jw friends

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  FlyingHighNow

  When I have crises of faith in my life, I always get a bit agnostic. I found myself feeling like that at fourteen when I nearly died. I found myself feeling this way when I left the org completely. I've never been an athiest. Agnostic, though. Yes. But not anymore. Not since I went back to the Episcopal Church, the one I was raised in, this past ten months.There I found the God of unconditional love I knew as a child.

  Now, I take this song by Paul McCartney and apply it to God, plus the song is so intense and beautiful, it just makes my spirit soar:

  Maybe I'm Amazed

  Baby (God) Im amazed at the way you love me all the time
  Maybe Im afraid of the way I love you
  Baby (God) I'm amazed at the the way you pulled me out of time
  Hung me on a line
  Maybe Im amazed at the way I really need you
  
  Baby Im a (wo)man and maybe Im a lonely (w)man
  Whos in the middle of something
  That (s)he dosent really understand
  Babe (God) I'm a (wo)man and maybe youre the only (God) woman
  Who could ever help me
  Baby (God) wont you help to me understand
  
  (lead solo)
  
  Baby Im a (wo)man and maybe Im a lonely (wo)man
  Who's in the middle of something
  That (s)he dosent really understand
  Babe Im a (wo)man and maybe youre the only (God) woman
  Who could ever help me
  Baby (God) wont you help me understand
  
  Baby (God) Im amazed at the way youre with me all the time
  Maybe Im afraid of the way I leave you
  Baby (God) I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
  You right me when Im wrong
  Maybe Im amazed at the way I really need you
  
  (chorus no words)
  
  (lead solo)
  
  (chorus no words) (fades away)
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  FlyingHighNow

  Here's one by Carly Simon. I used to think this was a love song. It's only lately I that I have come to realize it's a song of faith, rather than romance. Read them and see if you don't agree.

  HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN Lyrics
  
  
  (Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman)
  
  All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleep
  Now melodrama never makes me weep anymore
  'Cause I haven't got time for the pain
  I haven't got room for the pain
  I haven't the need for the pain
  Not since I've known you
  
  You showed me how, how to leave myself behind
  How to turn down the noise in my mind
  Now I haven't got time for the pain
  I haven't got room for the pain
  I haven't the need for the pain
  Not since I've known you
  
  Suffering was the only thing that made me feel I was alive
  Though that's just how much it cost to survive in this world
  'Til you showed me how, how to fill my heart with love
  How to open up and drink in all that white LIGHT
  Pouring down from the heavenI haven't got time for the pain
  I haven't got room for the pain
  I haven't the need for the pain
  Not since I've known you
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  FlyingHighNow

  I draw a lot of strength from watching DVD episodes of Touched by An Angel. A show about angels with the concept of a god who would be able to redeem even Satan himself. That's what I call unconditional love at its best.

  Can you imagine having Della Reese as your guardian angel? This song always gives me strength. The sound of the backing choir could give even the most hardened athiest strength to go on in the face of life's darkest trials:

  Walk With You sung by Della Reese

  When you walk down the road Heavy burden, heavy load I will rise and I will walk with you When you walk through the night And you feel like you wanna just give up, give up, give up on the fight I will come and I will walk with you Walk with you Until the sun don't even shine Walk with you I'll be there all the time I tell you I'll walk with you See you through When you walk from this place And you gotta go to meet Him face to face Take my hand and I will walk with you Oh, oh walk with you Till the clouds fade away I tell you I 'll walk with you Each and every day Oh yes I'll walk with you Oh, oh oh when nobody cares I'll be right there by your side If all your hope is lost I'm the one that's gonna help you see the light Just look into my eyes Please know you're not alone I'm here, I'm here by your side Walk with you Walk with you Walk with you I'll be there all the time, I'm gonna walk with you Walk with you I'll be there until the clouds just fade away Walk with you I'll be there every day, every day, every day, every day Walk with you I'll be with you all the while Walk with you Be right there through the longest mile Walk with you I will walk with you yes I will, yes I will, yes I will, I will Walk with you I will walk with you I tell you I'll be there and I will Walk with you Believe me I'll be there and I'll walk with you, yes I will