This Catholic Artist Matt Maher is a local artist from Southern California who is known at a few of the Parish's around where I reside. I only discovered him this past year and his music is truly inspirational! I hope you feel the same way ! This particular song and album was dedicated to St. Paul as we all can understand St. Paul especially in this Pauline year! You can watch and listen to this song above...The following are the lyrics....
Empty and Beautiful- Lyrics and Music by Matt Maher
My past won't stop haunting me/ In this prison there's a fight between who I am and who I used to be/This thorn in my side is a grace/For because of it the flesh and blood of God was offered in my place./
You fought the fight in me/You chased me down and finished the race/I was blind but now I see/ Jesus, you kept the faith in me.
Where did my best friends go?/At my defense they disappeared/Just like your friends did to You Oh Lord/But You were there/You gave me strength/So this little one might come to know the glory of Your name/
I'm waiting and set apart/like incense to Your heart/A libation I'm pouring out
Empty and beautiful/ Beautiful/ Beautiful
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Thank you for posting the lyrics, Sister. I always like to listen to them and try to figure out what the singer is saying, but as you know I have a "banana in my ear" so it doesn't always work! ha ha :)
The words are beautiful and so comforting too. I love you so much!
If you can honestly humble yourself, your victory will be certain.
Fr. Solanus, OFM,Cap
Ooooo, very cool..I like the Solanus Casey quote! Very true, I'm sure! Thanks for the nice comments;)
I am not Catholic - and I trust it doesn't matter - but this song is gripping and I expect to share it in our worship this Sunday.
of course, it's appropriate the music "fits" the message.
So often, you see the thought that we are running after God, but perhaps we should more align our minds with the reality of our souls as Matt says in his song: "You chased me down..."
May we allow the Lover of our Souls to chase us down, to overcome us with His Love, and as St. Paul stated: "I die daily."
Peace...
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