Robin Hood

Well, recently I've not really been near to facebook, not really been on my blog and as the band has been busier in the studio that out performing it's been a time for some reflection.

I've found myself coming back to music I used to listen to when I was much younger and there's one particular song that has taken hold of me in a new way. It's called 'Much Afraid' and I would share the song but that would breach copyright, but I'd at least like to share the lyrics. The writer faces the issues of pain and loss head on, without understanding why, but somehow still holding onto a deeper hope.

Empty again, sunken down so far,
So scared to fall, I might not get up again,
So I lay at your feet, all of my brokenness,
I carry all of my burdens to you.

All of these things, held up in vain,
No reason no rhyme, just the scars that they leave,
All of these things, so much afraid,
Scared out of my mind, by the demons I've made,
But Jesus you never ever let me go.

So happy to love, yet so far to go,
You lead me on to where I've never been before...

For me, this song has brought comfort and solace. We all face these things in life, we don't understand and we can't even control our own hearts sometimes, but there is someone who will never let go!

On that front, trying to make a difference in the world is something that I've found has helped me to see beyond my own problems. I can't change the world, but in trying to change the world I will be changed and if we all work together on some things, the effects can be world changing (as the Jubilee 2000 campaign, Make Poverty History campaign, Fair Trade initiative have all shown us in the past ten years, lifting millions of people out of poverty). This Robin Hood Tax is something that could be an incredibly historic event for the world, please do support it!
http://www.robinhoodtaxvideo.org/en/public/5731/