In Your Eyes

If you haven't noticed by now, I love music. And I love sharing it. Music is like love that way-it's better when it's shared, right? I once had someone share an original song with me but only on the condition that I wouldn't record them. After I quit laughing- quite a few minutes later, I might add- I thought, "WHAT?!?" Seriously. Isn't part of the joy of music in the sharing of it? I couldn't and still don't understand that person's attitude. What was I going to do with a recording? Listen to it? OH MY! Isn't that the point?

That said, I like hearing people's "covers" of other artists' music. It's fascinating to hear the different interpretations of one song. Sometimes, I'm really surprised by how much I like a good cover even when it's one of my favorite songs. For example, I really like Angie Aparo's cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. How can you touch the original after all? But Angie doesn't try to imitate Elton's version; he makes the song his own. I LOVE THAT!


THAT is what Christianity should be. Christianity shouldn't be our attempt to do what Jesus did. Uh uh. It is our unique living out of Christ's life in us. Original. Individual. The life is the same, yes, but the expression should be different because we are all different. Oh, yeah, it should look like love, but not some factory produced generic ideal of love. NO!!!


Authentic love. Nitty gritty love. Real love, not some romantic ideal or high toned speechifying. Nope. This love works everyday. It doesn't sigh over past experiences or pine for the future. This love is NOW. After all, isn't right now all we have? Each moment?

I believe that once we understand how truly loved we are by God, that once we catch a glimmer of the love in His eyes, that we can rest in that love, not our attempts at emulating it. We do not cover Christ; His love covers us.

Enjoy!!





I love these covers of Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes. IN-FREAKIN-CREDIBLE!!