Last month, I posted about fasting during the season of Lent. Much of the time, Lenten is viewed as a time to give up, abstain, turn away from something in our lives to which we give too much time, focus and priority. But it can also be about our doing something different in our lives to bring us closer to the Lord, be it committing to spending more time in contemplation, prayer, reading His Word, or in service to others.
In her book, 'Fasting,' by Lynne M. Baab, she shares a story about a young woman who decided that during Lent, she would only listen to Christian music, and made herself a CD of specific songs that were meaningful to her.
I really liked that idea and decided to try that for myself. I spent several days carefully choosing songs for my CD and iPod playlist.
In my search, I came across this song from a CD by Meredith Andrews that I'd downloaded to my laptop several years ago and had long since forgotten. In fact, I don't ever remember listening to this particular song (I don't know about anyone else, but I'll often just listen to the songs on CDs that are more popular, get more radio play, etc., and kind of bypass the other ones).
But as I looked over the list of songs on her CD, this title jumped out at me, as it definitely went along with the musical theme I had in mind for my playlist (songs of brokenness, repentance, forgiveness, grace, selfless love, redemption, a deeper relationship with the Lord). I gave it a listen and was just blown away and so very moved by the singer's tender plea for a greater closeness, a sweeter intimacy with Jesus.
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| The Clay, by Ron DiCianni |
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| Safely Home, by Ron DiCianni |
Where You are is where I'm home,
I have need of only one thing
To be here before Your throne,
To be here before Your throne,
So draw me nearer, Lord
Never let me go,
Closer to Your heart
Draw me nearer, Lord~ Draw Me Nearer, by Meredith Andrews
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