Uphill idealist

On Palm Sunday, Jesus he enters the city on the back of a colt. People ask the question, "Who is this?" The crowd reaction to Jesus that day was dramatic, fantastic and joyous. Some people even recited scripture as Jesus entered, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest!" Who was Jesus to the people of Jerusalem? Some simply knew where Jesus was from – Nazareth in Galilee. Some considered him to be a Prophet. They expected this Rabbi, teacher, prophet, and leader to be the one to save them from the daily grind. They simply wanted Jesus to save them from their discontent. " People think they need more money, but that’s not it. Or they think they need more self-worth. That isn't it either. Too many people let circumstances determine their lives, and so fail lasting happiness. What people lack is knowledge of the God who can liberate them from their fate-from th...

Here are the lyric to my new song "Blind". Go for a listen of the first cut demo at Tara Lamont Music. Let me know your thoughts... Knocking on the door. Revealing so much more. Pull the curtain away, letting in - the light of day. Altered views of circumstance, keep me frozen and afraid. Hazy vision makes it hard to see, the person that you made. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see. Knocking on my door. Shine your light once more. Fire up in me. Make me whole, complete. Sunlight squinting, used to dark. Never seen the light of day. Push the shutters of my heart - Open all the way. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see. Blind but now I see, you touched my blind eyes and now I see.

It could be all my focus has been on the story of Lazarus lately or it could be that lent and all it's metaphors of desert and water are taking front seat in my minds eye. I feel as it I'm moving towards something that I've missed and needed. I'm traveling. The last month has been filled with many challenges, surprises, joys and celebrations. My husband has just completed his Masters in Spiritual Formation, I have one last paper to write and my BA program will be complete. I've also experienced people challenging my faith as well as people supporting my beliefs and efforts. It has been a great encouragement to have people inquiring on how to help and participate in my work by providing support and resources to make training possibilities actual realities. My hope and experience with my surrounding humanity has been a bit of a mixed bag of experience, emotion and expectation. In the midst of all this 'mix', I find that I've been traveling through renewal ...