February
2009 - Vol. 27
illustration by Jamie Treadwell
“Lord,
Enkindle Me”
song
by Ed Conlin
Click
to listen to an MP3 audio clip of Lord
Enkindle Me
written
by Ed Conlin and sung by Deborah Mantel |
Our hearts
are restless until they rest in thee" - St. Augustine of Hippo
Ed
comments on his song ...
There is a
space formed by the particular shape of our life. It is meant for God himself
to indwell. This must be felt as a lack... and it comes about through daily
circumstamces. It may be caused by the cavern of a lonely heart, the ache
of a lost one, the yearning that comes from "not yet being home." In truth
we are to glory in this emptiness -- for it is the price we pay for such
an immense dignity. To wait in courage for God to fill our particular emptiness
is one of the most profound of love's acts.
[The song Lord,
Enkindle Me is included in a Music CD entitled, "Held by Love", produced
by In
His Presence. The CD and sheet music can be ordered from Tabor
House or from In
His Presence.]
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Ed Conlin is a member of
the Servants of the Word,
a missionary brotherhood of men living single for the Lord. He lives in
community in the inner city of Detroit, Michigan, USA, and works as a licensed
substance abuse counselor and chaplain with the Capuchin Franciscan Ministries
in Detroit. |
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