Being the shortest of the months, February
is almost over. For me, this month began out in the wops with a bunch of young
adults who are eager to live lives of faith with integrity and intentionality.
I had the privilege and the pleasure of being a bit of a mentor to some of the
participants. We talked and taught, we sang and sat silent, we played and we
prayed.
One night, around midnight, I sat down with
Zoe, Tessa and Trevor (Petra lay down on the couch and went to sleep). We had a
pen or two and some paper, and a couple of guitars. Life happens differently
when it’s late at night and your body and your brain are tired. In our fatigue
we discovered a lullaby; a song to put our souls at rest.
I learnt something about God that night; something
about us partnering in the creation of stuff; something about us being made in
the image of God the Creator. I had some words, Tessa had some music, Zoe had
some melodies, Trevor had some questions, and Petra had a stillness for us to
sing over.
I rejoiced as words became lyrics, and
lyrics became a melody, and a melody became a song - a song that gets stuck in
my spirit.
I wrote the words a while back. They were
about the people of St Paul’s Church in Katikati. They were about journey and pilgrimage
and being loved by God and by one another. But they were always about more than
just the people of St Paul’s; they were about the disciples on the road to
Emmaus, they were about the different people I’ve journeyed with along the way,
they were about The Way. I don’t have the words to describe what I mean – that’s
what the song is for.
What was even more exciting was when Sam
turned our late night strumming with sore fingers on steel stringed guitars
into something beautiful. For me to share this with you I had to try my luck at
movie making. I’ve used an image depicting the story of the disciples on the
road to Emmaus. I don’t know who this picture belongs too; you’ll have to ask
Jason, he’s the one who introduced me to this work of art (Jason and Google).
This is “We Belong”. This is for you.
