city on hill

via boy.. 4.28.24.. city on hill by casting crowns:

Did you hear of the city on the hill
Said one old man to the other
It once shined bright, and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on each other

us & them

You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

rumi words law

But one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the City on the Hill, the City on the Hill

Each one thought that they knew better
But they were different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide

discrimination as equity

And one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the City on the Hill, the City on the Hill

And the world is searching still

But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
It was fire of the young ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told

It is the rhythm of the dancers
That gives the poets life
It is the spirit of the poets
That gives the soldiers strength to fight
It is fire of the young ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the story of the poor man
That’s needing to be told

But one by one will we run away
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade in the City on the Hill

One by one will we run away
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade in the City on the Hill
The city on the hill

And the Father’s calling still
(Come home)
To the city on the hill
(Come home)

pulling a paul before pulling a sam

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laura’s song yrs ago: important we teach children hymns w good theology so they can sing in their darkest night

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other quotes (from phil 2: 1-11):

shame shouldn’t be a hinderance .. what story is our dignity not letting god tell

let go of life so you can find real life.. has not god made foolish the wisdom of the world (1 co 1:18-24).. the power of the world is just avoidance

intellectness as cancerous distraction et al

quote from gentle and lowly

wisdom of world is rational.. but way of cross flips everything on head.. that’s what wisdom is

unity/community is hard/messy.. that lowly place (people hardest to be around) need most..

mlk: sunday am is most segregated hour of the week.. when supposed to be united

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