I really appreciated this. Well said.
The true meaning behind Pink’s new song, What about us? has become quite the topic of discussion.
The first time I heard the song, it resonated with me, but I wasn’t exactly sure why.
Johnny McDaid, one of the co-writers, said in an interview with Billboard, “sometimes when you’re writing a song you don’t know what it’s about until it tells you”.
I know this language. It’s what writers say when they feel that they have a deep message inside them, but don’t exactly know what it is, or how to express it until they sit down and start the creative process. Somewhere in that process, the message comes to life and starts speaking. A beautiful exchange takes places, where the message becomes the story and you become the story teller.
It’s a powerful moment.
Although, Alecia Beth Moore (aka Pink) has yet to reveal the message behind…
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So true about writers. Sometimes the stories come to me in a flow and I don’t know why I wrote what I did until it’s finished. And sometimes other people can pick more out of what I’ve written than I could. I always say God is the author – I’m the typist.
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“I always say God is the author – I’m the typist.” I Iove that! Words of wisdom, indeed.
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Excellent and inspirational. I’ve shared and will include her post in my upcoming Travel blog!
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A thoughtful article. We don’t really know who is of the true church and who isn’t, anyway. The secular person I’ve spent so much time judging may get into heaven before or instead of me.
I don’t really feel like I need to look for God in the world. He is plainly manifest there already, and always standing by the door, where He has drawn us, waiting for our knock. He does not give him who seeks a serpent.
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To be clear, she makes a vital point. We do often try to fake it, but we must be honest with God. We can admit the struggle, as long as we admit the sin.
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And the struggle is huge.
I shut up now. 😀
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The struggle is real, that’s for sure. 🙂
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