All the pieces were based off of Psalm 119:50-60
Remember what you said to me, your servant—
I hang on to these words for dear life!
These words hold me up in bad times;
yes, your promises rejuvenate me.
The insolent ridicule me without mercy,
but I don't budge from your revelation.
I watch for your ancient landmark words,
and know I'm on the right track.
But when I see the wicked ignore your directions,
I'm beside myself with anger.
I set your instructions to music
and sing them as I walk this pilgrim way.
I meditate on your name all night, God,
treasuring your revelation, O God.
Still, I walk through a rain of derision
because I live by your Word and counsel.
Because you have satisfied me, God, I promise
to do everything you say.
I beg you from the bottom of my heart: smile,
be gracious to me just as you promised.
When I took a long, careful look at your ways,
I got my feet back on the trail you blazed.
~DJ Glisson II
~Alexandria Hawkins
~Katie Anderson
~Angelica Schmitt
We also had a couple of folks who wrote as a response.
Here is what Joel Handwerk wrote:
You have shown me what is possible
As I caught a glimpse of the maybe
I wavered
Surrounded by so many opinions
I am told that this relationship should look a certain way
I am told there is a formula.
But this is better
This is rough and tumble
Calling shots on the fly
Finding beauty in the madness
And learning of the splendor you can make of me.
You have shown me this
And I am not letting it go
Here is what Jaime Patterson:
Walk the Pilgrim Way
Constructing thoughts to the tune of a wordless melody
Writing poetry to the music in my head
The plucks and strains of syncopated beats
All weaving into intricacies of perfection
Sailing into cloudless skies
Directionless and lost
Sensing only a heart beat
Leading me on a path otherwise unknown
Days melt into nights
Still lost, guided only by the movements of my chest
Searching , crying desperately for a sign
Struck quiet by a tiny voice
Hope springs to a true north
Between the gutter and the stars
Lost in this moment of infinity
Watching the time slow
Hearing only breathes and harmony
Feeling the intimacy
Knowing the reality
Wanting never to awaken
Reality and fantasy inextricably related
This music
These memories
Our time
Combine to create the ideal.
