...maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes...

August 15, 2007

Nichole Nordeman

I listened to Nichole Nordeman (of "maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes" fame) today. I need to do that more often.

So much of what she says totally strikes a chord with me. Like this:

I admit that in my darkest hours I've asked what if,
What if we created some kind of man made faith like this?
Out of good intention or emotional invention,
and after life is through there will be no You...
Cause they want proof of all these miracles I claim,
Cause only fools believe that men can walk on waves... (Fool for You)

That's not where I'm at now, but I've been there. I was like, whoa. Not only has she been there too (which appeals to me because we have common ground), but she actually had the courage to admit it. That's so encouraging to me for some reason.

The other song that really spoke to me was "Help Me Believe" - pretty much the whole song. Here's a couple of pertinent verses:

When mustard seeds made mountains move,
A burning bush that spoke for You was good enough.
When manna fell from heavens high
Just because You told the sky to open up....

Before rational analysis and systematic thinking
Robbed me of a sweet simplicity.
When wonders and when mysteries
Were far less often silly dreams
And childhood fantasies.

I wrote out some comments on this, but I decided they're really pretty private and should go in my spiritual journal instead (see entry below). Suffice it to say that I see myself in a lot of those lyrics, and I'm praying for God to help me replace "rational analysis" with childlike faith.

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