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Dry Bones - Gungor

Music is a median that speaks to my soul.  During high cotton music is my outlet just to rejoice in the joys of the day.  Also in low times I rely on music to get my emotions out.  My mother told me that I was like a trash compresses because I am calm, cool and collected on the outside but all the while I am packing in my emotions.  Until at some point those emotions explode and at this time I need something to let them out.

These past few weeks I have allowed my heart to stray from the Lord.  I have enabled the devil to slowly move my sights from my primary relationship with the Lord towards relationships with others, scholastic goals, and other elements of my life.  It took me falling decently hard in the past couple days to be able to recognize this drop.  While I work my way out of this dark place I don't really want to listen to lots of happy, upbeat, perky music.  I have gravitated towards John Mark McMillan and certain darker Gungor songs.  They are packed with amazing lyrics that I can meditate on and allow to reach my heart while they have strong minor chords that entice my music side.

Some of the songs I have been listening to are linked below.  Please enjoy this live version of Dry Bones by Michael Gungor. 



My soul cries out
My soul cries out for you

These bones cry out
These dry bones cry for you
To live and move
'Cause only You can raise the dead
Can lift my head up

My soul cries out
My soul cries out for you

Jesus, You're the one who saves us
Constantly creates us into something new
Jesus, surely you will finds us
Surely our Messiah will make all things new
Will make all things new

My soul cries out
My soul cries out for you

These bones cry out
These dry bones cry for you
To live and move
'Cause only You can raise the dead
Can lift my head up

Jesus, You're the one who saves us
Constantly creates us into something new
Jesus, surely you will finds us
Surely our Messiah will make all things new
Will make all things new


Life is breaking out, it's breaking out
Life is breaking out, it's breaking out, it's breaking out

And life is breaking out, it's breaking out, it's breaking out

Love is breaking out, it's breaking out
Love is breaking out, it's breaking out, it's breaking out

And life is breaking out, it's breaking out, it's breaking out
  
Avinu shebashamayim, yitkadesh

shimkah.

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.

Jesus, You're the one who saves us
Constantly creates us into something new
Jesus, surely you will finds us
Surely our Messiah will make all things new
Will make all things new


All is Great in the Lord

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