Dry Bones

Back to that 30-Day Blog Challenge! I will now just call it the 30-Blog Challenge. Because that seems to be the most challenging part of it for me. Actually, you know...writing blogs.

Day 5: What song inspires you.

I stopped on this day for a reason. I hate narrowing down my musical tastes. I just get frustrated that I cannot sum up in a few words or sentences or paragraphs or pages just why I like all of the music that I do. And this is especially infuriating because it's not even what genre inspires you, or what artist inspires you. It's what single stinking song inspires you. I don't have a single song! So please, as you read this entry, understand that whatever song(s) I choose is not my favourite song, or even the most relevant song in my life right now. It will be one of my favourite songs; probably whichever one I thought I could write the most about right now.

The song I want to talk about today is called Dry Bones from the album Beautiful Things (or try Amazon) and it is by Gungor. This song is inspiring because of the music and the simplicity of the message. The lyrics are (without repeats):

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 find us

Surely our Messiah will make all things new

Will make all things new

Life is breaking out, it's breaking out

Very simple, very clear, and very, very lovely. Now, you need to go listen to it:

It's about 5 minutes long, and it is 5 minutes of awesome. If you are in a place where you can't watch that video or listen to music, it's the musical equivalent of climbing a mountain. So go find a place to listen to it!

I think it speaks for itself.