As I have been thinking about the idea of learning to walk, this song has been on my heart. 

This upside down way of being grateful is exactly where I want to live. 

This medley is both an invitation and a reflection on the goodness of this good friend, of this good God. In my own words, I invite you to come as you are, because that is exactly how God wants you to come. I call upon a the words of a song I sang in churches with stained glass windows as a child and the words of a new song that inflated my heart and spirit in a worship gathering today with flashing lights and no windows. Original words, old words, new words . . . And the same good God . . . The same good friend.

I ask in this song, “when will this veil be removed?” This question represents a longing for something more . . . To live completely, without inhibition, in a life fully immersed in God’s Presence . . . For all barriers to be removed, to truly see.

The reality is, the veil has already been removed. Access to the fullness of God’s presence and visions and true seeing is available.

This beautiful song is haunting my soul in the most beautiful and refreshing way. 

The fight for peace is a fight worth fighting and a war that is already won. Sweet Spirit of Peace, still my heart. 

Draw me nearer to rest, nearer to peace, nearer to the heart of God.