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consider this
05:47
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consider the birds of the air
they don't store up things
or have bank accounts
yet god feeds them
how much more valuable are you
than the birds?
and which of you by worrying
can add one moment to your life
you know you can't do that
so don't worry
look up look down
see the spirit's all around you
look in look out
see the kingdom of god
all around you
call you
consider the lilies of the field
and how they grow
they don't toil or spin
or squeeze into size 4's
yet god clothes them
how much more will we be adorned
consider the chaos of the world
in every generation
we must find god again
and yet god pursues us
how can we not be found?
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the other side
04:41
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mulling through my day
i know i got something to say
but i don't know if i will ever find a way
to make a bridge from my heart
to yours
when words seem so strange
when i try to speak my feelings
how can we heal this pain
if i'm always running away
so what can we do
i could retreat and you could too
but what good would that do
i hate this wall
between us cause its too easy
to kill the faceless
unity is not
silencing our enemies
unity is not
anything we've ever seen
so i'll try
to see who's on the other side
my hunch is that face
looks a lot like mine
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i fell away
07:06
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Father I wanted you to save me but you saved your lightning for another rainy day.
Mother did you even hear me screaming? Did you stop the spring from blooming?
When I fell away from you...
Who will catch me when I fall? Anyone at all?
When there's no farther down to fall I will go on and carry this bag of bones...I will marry this bag of bones
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a feminist's prayer
02:10
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our mother who art in earth
hallowed be thy creation
shekinah come
indwell wisdom
within this mortal person
you give us this day
our daily cup
attend our deepest wounds
for we are called to birth life anew
tempt us with your beauty
to pursue your desire
and deliver us from all slavery
present this hour
for thine is the drink of passion
that nursed a manger baby
great found of mystery
spring
now and forever, amen.
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terra
07:42
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terra your dying
and my father is crying
the phone is ringing
the preach man is passing
it's time to answer your call
dark your earth
like mary's womb
guards the seed
before the bloom
calvary how sharp is your sting
is it time to face the tomb?
home is a place i've never been before
he stole my key and locked the door
string together her memories
these fragmented pieces these crucified babies
unless you can't bear to face your checkmate
so let the years pass and bury your dreams
until one day you need
the energy to grow a seed
my mermaid is keeping
secrets lost from my speaking
she is smiling while i'm
scuba diving
i've got to find the key
cause these airplanes
keep coming down
headed for the church
upon my ground
her terrorists
don't need his apologetics
she's got to sing her own song
extra terrestrial my little terrorist
i wanted to flush you down the toilet
till jesus pitched his tent
in this excrement
maya spin a new web for me
cause this history keeps repeating
maya i'm tired of always dying
and never rising.
terra i need a new theology
cause in your dirt lies dead bodies
with closed eyes we are blind to
the hell inside
how can our dreams survive?
oh my terra
can you spare a little room
for a girl's mustard seed to bloom?
terra,
you know that dreams can rise
from the ashes of our lives
like a phoenix take to the sky
oh girls, come on and rise
after our old dreams die
there is new life.
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be still
05:14
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be still my soul
rest here my spirit
be still and know
the shekinah is near
let not my heart be anxious
let not my face be downcast
rejoice, rejoice again
for in the valley of trouble there is a
door of hope
and in the desert there's a river
that never runs dry
those who hope in god
will not be dissapointed
sorrow and sighing
will all flee away
gladness and joy will
free the slaves
i am, who i say i am
and i still am
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blooming tree
03:20
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hello blooming tree
i remember gathering your leaves
seasons change
can i?
find the face i lost
in that summertime
it's so easy for
the soul to die
hello blooming tree
tell me about
your mystery
can i rise
touch my branches to the sky
feel my arms come back to life
sometimes i want to fly away
but you know i'll always need
a nest to lay
my spirit inside
oh blooming tree
you and i share a mystery
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9. |
the wedding song
03:27
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jessica zdenek Moorhead, Minnesota
jessica comes from a long line of lutheran ministers and musicians. her mother taught her piano from the age of five. after seminary she worked in the episcopal church for 10 years. now she teaches yoga. jessica experiences singing and performing as a spiritual exercise that brings the soul back home. ... more
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