The Journey Home...

Ok so needless to say, I have been playing Sade's new album to death.  You know, the newest one "Soldier of Love."  As most long time Sade fans will agree, she still has the formula.  However, as I have been dealing with the challenges of life and as we have been reaching out to and studying the Bible with many people as a Church family, one song, in particular, really stands out and resonates with me--Bring Me Home.  These are the lyrics:

The ground is full of broken stones 
The last leaf has fallen 
I have nowhere to turn now 
Not east not west 
North or south 
And all that's ahead of me 
And everything I know 
I know nothing so 
So bring me home 
Put me on a plate with petals and a fire 
And send me out to sea 
Turn my angry sword against my heart 
And let me free 
The dawn holds the heaviness of the night 
I've heard the restless sighs and lovers lies 
The brook, the beach and seen the devil's eyes 
So bring me home 
I've cried for the lives I've lost 
Like a child in need of love 
I've been so close but far away from god 
My tears flow like a child's in need of love 
I've cried the tears 
So let the tide take me 
I won't fight 
I've cried the tears 
The small step I need to take is a mountain 
Stretched out like a lazy dog 
Send me to slaughter 
Lay me on the railway line 
I'm far away from god 
My tears flow like a child's in need of love 
I've cried the tears 
So build the fire and light the flame 
Bring me home

I love this song mainly because it's a reminder to me about this life;  that it is full challenges--emotional, mental, physical and spiritual.  I can think about different times in my life and definitely relate to feeling emotionally exhausted, mentally drained and spiritually burned out;  feeling like there is no hope and nowhere to turn. "The small step I need to take is a mountain, stretched out like a lazy dog."  In fact, I'm convinced that this is pretty much what every human being on the planet does feel and/or will feel at some point while trying to navigate life on earth.  I'll even go so far as to say it's something that every human being MUST feel if they are to ever truly recognize their need for dependence on God and interdependence with others.  

No matter where someone is on the spiritual continuum, we all have a deep, inner desire to be brought "home."

Thanks for taking the time,

Curtis