“Where All New Life Begins” — by John Lucas
This song came to me unexpectedly through a Spotify suggestion last year. At that time, I felt burdened with urgency to figure everything out. To find all the answers and embed myself in just the right religious community and set of rituals, so I could feel like I belonged again.
Immediately, I was reminded I am not alone, as John Lucas’ almost whispered lyrics and the pulse-like staccato of his guitar brought me into his meditations on faith and uncertainty. (Isn’t it wonderful how music can make us feel connected? Even in times of hurt, when nothing else is getting through?)
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“Where All New Life Begins” gently underscores the things many of us are learning on our deconstruction journeys. That faith isn’t about having all the answers. That peace may come in empty spaces and beauty in the embrace of mystery.
I hope you will be nourished by this pensive acoustic number, as I was.
Until next time,
Elizabeth
The Lyrical Realist 