Walter Brueggeman prayed this prayer with his Psalms class. I think it captures something of the worshipping heart of Edge.
So may this be our prayer too…

We will not keep silent

We are people who must sing you,
for the sake of our very lives.
You are a God who must be sung by us,
for the sake of your majesty and honor.
And so we thank you,
for lyrics that push us past our reasons,
for melodies that break open our givens,
for cadences that locate us home,
beyond all our safe places,
for tones and tunes that open our lives beyond control
and our futures beyond despair.
We thank you for the long parade of mothers and fathers
who have sung you deep and true;
We thank you for the good company
of artists, poets, musicians, cantors and instruments
that sing for us and with us, towards you.
We are witnesses to your mercy and splendor;
We will not keep silent…ever again. Amen.

Walter Brueggeman – Psalms class/January 20, 1999

Beks

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