More music

My latest purchase on the musical front (to take my itunes library up to 13,908 songs) was James Blunt's latest album. It's quite mellow and I'm quite surprised how much I liked it. The one song, though, that really struck me, was this one; No Tears. There are a couple of the lyrics that have stood out for me - not for any particular reason, but just 'because'!

Here are the full lyrics with the ones that struck me highlighted.



Don’t I know it? Nobody has to say

I’ve been lucky. Guess I was born that way.

I thank my father, his absence has made me strong.

And I love my mother but she had troubles with God.



[CHORUS]:



No tears for the life that you've led

You've had angels in your head

Did you hear them singing in the end

All the things that you’ve seen

All the things that could have been

Well I've been everything I want to be

So, no tears, no tears for me



Yeah, I’ve bathed in sunshine but cherished the fading light

And I heard my heartbeat faulter on a winter’s night

I loved a woman but she didn’t hear my prayers

So Lord, oh Lord, I’m yours

No tears




[CHORUS]



Cause someone somewhere's going home tonight

Trying to understand the sacrifice

So save your tears for those left behind



[CHORUS]




And here's the song:

Trying to get through......

Just been one of those days.......not a lot to say. This picture I think says enough. I probably need to listen more......

New Year

It's been ages since I've blogged. Many reasons, but the main one is that I've been just so busy and trying to keep up with study, work, family etc etc. My challenges are no greater than anyone else's, but the blogging had to give and whilst there is still a lot I have to say, much can't be said in the public domain and so have been reserved for family and close friends only.

And so here I am. Exactly 6 months away from ordination. 3rd July 2011. Winchester Cathedral. 10.00am. In my own personal journey I've waited many years for this time to come. Huge ups and downs to bring me to this point in time. And right now, there is a mix of emotions; in one sense wanting the time to come as soon as possible and in the other for it not to come. I'm trying not to look back too much at 2010 as there seemed to have been so much crammed into it, yet at the same time it seemed to fly by.

In all of this, I have learnt so much and will, no doubt, continue to do so. I don't really 'do' New Years resolutions, but I am going to try to pray more and find more time for God in the busy-ness of my days. My emotions are out there; I hold back less these days and so suspect the next 6 months will be even more of an emotional rollercoaster. Through this all, both now and in the past and in the future, I hang on to the oh so simple words of Julian of Norwich; 'All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well'.

Although I will say that throughout the last year I've been sustained and kept sane by family and close friends and I thank and praise God for them - you know who you are!