Posted by Kevin Bates on March 24, 2003, 6:57 am, in reply to "Working for peace" --Previous Message--
Wonderful Amanda - I look forward to hearing it live and thanks for your perspective on it all - it's getting hard to find words that will be an effective response to the bombardment that we're all subjected to at the moment - your words have helped me certainly.
Kev
: Greetings Kevin 
: As you have no doubt done yourself, I have
: been involved in a number of discussions
: with many young men and women in high
: school about this idea of 'working for
: peace'. Regardless of one's political
: views, it is the view of these young
: people that we must all somehow find a way
: forward that will bring about peace in our
: world. But how do we that exactly? This is
: a difficult question that we all face, but
: one even more crucial for those of us who
: call ourselves Christian.
: My own response is to use the gifts God has
: given me - in answer to these difficult
: questions. In my case (as in yours too,
: Kevin) my gift is in songwriting. As a
: result of the many conversations of the
: past week, as well as coming across the
: prayer of St Teresa of Avila (a saint I
: had never even heard of before and who has
: impressed me no end since learning more of
: her life, philosophy and writings) - and
: in response to what has been beamed into
: my loungeroom via tv, radio and the
: internet - I have written a song! I'd like
: to share the lyrics here if I may. I'll
: leave you to make of them what you will.
: NO HANDS BUT OURS
: © March 2003 by Amanda McKenna
: (Based on the Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila)
:
: CHORUS
: He has no hands but ours
: No feet for the journey but ours
: We have been called to bring Gods love into
: this world
: He has no dreams but ours
: No eyes of compassion but ours
: We are His body here on earth to bless the
: world (last time to CODA)
: Bless the world
: Verse 1
: We dont waste our time on worry
: and dont fear what cant be seen
: We just focus on the loving -
: shining for all to see (CH)
: Verse 2
: When its peace that we are seeking
: then its peace-filled we must be
: showing love to one another
: shining for all to see (CH)
: Verse 3
: Sing sweetly to the Father
: and the Son who set us free
: Holy Spirit be our loving -
: shining for all to see (CH)
: CODA
: With no eyes but ours
: and no dreams but ours
: No hands but ours
..
: to bless the world
:
: Fiat Lux
: Amanda
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