A beautiful young lady inspired me to create a breakdown of "Worlds Apart" because the moment I met her, I was filled with joy, love, & peace. She will forever occupy a unique piece of my heart. I’ll never stop thinking about her even when we are "Worlds Apart."
A serendipitous five seconds helps me to remember all the wonderful memories we shared together on our journeys.
“I miss you! Oh my gosh! I forgot I’m connected to the freaking . . . car.” — Audio Clip sent to me accidentally so I am praising the LORD for accidents, well, at least this one.
This was not a happy accident!
It was a joy, love, & peace filled blessing from heaven that fills my eyes with tears even as I write.
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief & unspeakable love." ― Washington Irving
Could the BEST 5 seconds of my life possibly be listening to a 5 second audio clip?
It is definitely possible because the last sentence of the audio clip she was laughing as only she can & each time I listen to it, my smile seems to grow even bigger than the Grinch.
¡Pedro y Pepé el perezoso en Cartagena, Colombia!
"A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day." — PROVERBS 15:13
Her sweet heart & resilient spirit inspire me.
Martha Luz & I will always love her!
"Our path in life is stony & rugged now & it rests with us to smooth it. We must fight our way onward. We must be brave. There are obstacles to be met & we must meet & crush them!" — Charles Dickens
How does any of that apply to a song I have enjoyed since 1995?
She & I were talking about how to process emotions & feelings that literally make us feel like crap & block our ability to pray.
I recalled this SCRIPTURE which illuminates how GOD prays for us when we are unable to.
“The SPIRIT helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the SPIRIT Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; & HE who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the SPIRIT is, because HE intercedes for the saints according to the will of GOD.” — ROMANS 8:26-27
I also told her that I was going to share a song with her because it has been a prayer of my heart countless times through the years & I am grateful that the Jars of Clay debut album I bought in 1995 still functions.
The original "Worlds Apart" is almost the same as first half of the live version.
The remaining part of the song is an extra-special time of praise & worship filled with 25 Hallelujahs which is absolutely awesome to my spirit because of what Hallelujah means.
What does Hallelujah mean?
I shall let two well known sources explain, followed by the song/video link & lyrics,
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Halleluja as an interjection = Used to express joy, praise, & thanks
Halleluja as a noun = A shout or song of praise & thanksgiving
Wikipedia
Hallelujah is an interjection used as an expression of gratitude and adoration.
The word hallel in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song.
The second part, Yah, is a shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh in modern English), the name of the CREATOR.
May we all be like a Manta Ray flying through the air unencumbered by natural limitations, allowing supernatural joy, love, & peace to make our lives soar to majestic heights!
"This is a song that has taken on a lot of new meanings lately." — Dan Haseltine
I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all ends up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride, flew too high
And like Icarus, I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
To give and die
And turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of ONE who loved
More deeply than the oceans, more abundant than the tears
Of a world embracing every heartache
And can I be the one to sacrifice?
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow?
Take my world apart
I am on my knees
Take my world apart
Broken on my knees
All said and done, I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own
Takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me
And did YOU really have to die for me?
All I am for all YOU are because what I need and what I believe
Are worlds apart
So I pray
Take my world apart
I am on my knees
Take my world apart
Broken on my knees
Yeah
On my knees
On my knees
Yeah
I look beyond the empty cross
Forgetting what my life has cost
And wipe away the crimson stains
Dull the nails that still remain
More and more I need YOU now
I owe YOU more each passing hour
Battles between grace and pride
Gave up not so long ago
So steal my heart and take the pain
And wash my feet and cleanse my pride
Take the selfish, take the weak
All the things I cannot hide
Take my beauty, take my tears
Sin-soaked heart, make it YOURS
Take my world all apart
Take it now, take it now
And serve the ones that I despise
Speak the words I can't deny
Watch the world I used to love
Fall to dust and blow away
I look beyond the empty cross
Forgetting what my life has cost
I wipe away the crimson stains
That dull the nails that still remain
Take my beauty, take my tears
Sin-soaked heart, make it YOURS
And all the things I cannot hide
Take my beauty, take my tears
Take my world apart, yea take my world apart
And I pray
And I pray, I pray
Take my world apart
Worlds apart
It's worlds apart
Musical & Vocal Interlude Until . . .
Take, take, my world . . . apart
Take, take, my world . . . apart
Take, take, my world . . . apart
Take my world
Take my world
Take my world
Another Musical & Vocal Interlude Until . . .
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Sing it out
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
?
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
That was an epic bonus!
Next is Dan announcing they are done on the main stage but have a 4 song set on the acoustic stage & those will be for another day.
”We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD & not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” — 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-9
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