Some more Rich Mullins

rich had a way of speaking about death that opened my eyes and gave inspiration to my bones.  for him, the final enemy was nothing to be feared, but the reward to be embraced.  i have never heard anybody write (or sing) with such confidence…such eloquence…such warmth.

it always gives me confidence.  and boldness.

here is one of the songs that brought relief in a dark time in my life:

Be With YouEverybody each and all We’re gonna die eventually It’s no more or less our faults Than it is our destiny So now Lord I come to you Asking only for Your grace You know what I’ve put myself through All those empty dreams I chasedAnd when my body lies in the ruins Of the lies that nearly ruined me Will You pick up the pieces That were pure and true And breathe Your life into them And set them free?And when You start this world over Again from scratch Will You make me anew Out of the stuff that lasts? Stuff that’s purer than gold is And clearer than glass could ever be Can I be with You? Can I be with You? And everybody all and each From the day that we are born We have to learn to walk beneath Those mercies by which we’re drawn And now we wrestle in the dark With these angels that we can’t see We will move on although with scars Oh Lord, move inside of meAnd when my body lies in the ruins Of the lies that nearly runied me Will You pick up the pieces That were pure and true And breathe Your life into them And set them free?And when You blast this cosmos To kingdom come When those jagged-edged mountains I love are gone When the sky is crossed with the tears Of a thousand falling suns As they crash into the sea Can I be with you? Can I be with you?

today, as i read these lyrics one last time, it seems ironically beautiful that one who spoke so freely and confidently of death would greet it so early in his life…

#confidence #death #inspiration #life