Friday, April 15, 2011

Dry Bones (A meditation from Lent)

Recently, a community of local artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives took this season of Lent to immerse ourselves, and meditate on one of the Christian seasons. The title of the event was "From Dust We Came." Some wrote songs, painted, performed monologs... and so on. We then held an evening where all that was created was displayed for the city to view.

I personally love things like this because it causes people to intentionally dive into something we may not have otherwise done. People collaborated and there is always a growth of unity involved.

I ended up writing a song based on Ezekiel and the dry bones. It's a meditation on death being restored. God's promise of restoration has been a consistent theme throughout the history of mankind. Where there seems to be no hope or trace of life, God then brings life to those dead places to remind us of who he is, and what He has called us too.

So, in light of this season, I thought I'd post the lyrics from the song. Hope they encourage and bring life to you as they have to me.



DRY BONES

You brought us out to this barren valley
With little trace of life or hope
But we hold your promise of redemption
With open hands and long for home

Their lies an ocean here of dry bones
And a gentle breath upon our face
I hear your voice come from the four winds
"Out of the dust you'll rise again"

We sing from broken places to an awesome God
From this broken generation, a new heart will rise
Word by word, bone by bone
You're bringing life to these bodies
Flesh by flesh, breath by breath
You're raising up a great army

You brought us out to this barren valley
With little trace of life or hope
And with your promise of redemption
We bend our knees and long for home

Their lies an ocean here of dry bones
And a gentle breath upon our face
I hear your voice come from the four winds
"Out of the dust you'll rise again"



You blow from the four winds
And you call my name
From within the earth we'll rise again


Here's the link to the site if you want to check into it more:
http://www.fromdustwecame.com/

Blessings