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I've been eagerly awaiting the release of U2's newest album - & with a little help from my friend (thanks Dabey,) I was able to catch a listen to a couple more tracks... White As Snow & No Line On the Horizon...

I listened to the mp3's while reading a 'blog-review' of White As Snow, which describes the song as one of the most unique, stripped down, & 'intimate' songs U2 has ever done... which is saying something. What really jumped out at me was a seemingly throwaway quote from Bono at the end of the review... He says:

Intimacy. It's the new punk rock...

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Hmmm.

how long...?

I've got 5 U2 songs that I rotate through as my "favorite." The one that is currently at the top is "40" - which is taken from Psalm 40, & combined with some selections from a few others of David's writings.

40
I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay

He set my feet upon a Rock
He made my footsteps firm
Many will see, many will see and fear

And I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song

How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long, how long, how long
To sing this song?
I am thankful for Christ's rescuing me from sin - for deliverance from the miry clay... & at the same time, I am also resonating with the "how long" part of the song (the Bridge, perhaps?)

Maybe its because I'm painfully aware that there are so many areas of me that need transformation... maybe because I'm weary, & wondering "how long" I'll struggle with the same things I struggle with. Pondering...

...a temper that flares & raises the volume... frustration with broken relationships, past & present... wondering when my kids grew up... disappointment from being let down. Again... how easy selfishness steals focus... playing politics, using God as a chess piece... people that walk on eggshells... being understood... getting some rest.