From This One Place by Sara Groves

I wanted to share with all of you the Sara Groves song that Starr has mentioned over the last few weeks...for those moments when we feel "square in the dark..."

 
"From This One Place"

I was about to give up and that's no lie
cardinal landed outside my window
threw his head back and sang a song
so beautiful it made me cry

took me back to a childhood tree
full of birds and dreams

from this one place I can't see very far
in this one moment I'm square in the dark
these are the things I will trust in my heart
you can see something else
something else

I don't know what's making me so afraid
tiny cloud over my head
heavy and grey with a hint of dread
I don't like to feel this way

take me back to a window seat
with clouds beneath my feet

from this one place I can't see very far
in this one moment I'm square in the dark
these are the things I will trust in my heart
you can see something else
something else

Sabbath and The Shema

Central to the celebration of the Sabbath among Jews and Messianic Chistians is the recitation or singing of the Shema. It is a prayer that Jesus would certainly have recited countless times in his life and a prayer that affirms the nature of the One true Creator God. The Shema is drawn from Deuteronomy 6:4-9, which begins, "Hear Oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One." Many Jews recite (or sing) the Shema twice a day, in addition to recitations as part of holidays, such a Sabbath, and services at the synagogue.

A transliteration of the Shema in Hebrew:

Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad.
Barukh shem kevod malkhuto le-olam va’ed.

And English translation of the Shema:

Hear O Israel, the LORD our God is one LORD.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is
forever and ever.

A beautiful version of the Shema, as performed by Anna Brooks, of Temple Israel in Bloomfield, MI:

Yet another rendition of the Shema by a Messianic group called 3b4jHoy:

Fruit of the Spirit song

Here's a great kids song that goes really well with the scriptures and discussion we had during Week 3: Spirituality is Not Enough. Go Fish now does kids music, but I find myself singing this song throughout the day, too!