inklings & notions

listening to the soothing melodies of brooke fraser today while starting my essay, I came across one of her songs called hosea's wife.
the unique title struck me the most out of all her songs and so I took the liberty of looking up the lyrics and found them to be very beautiful and inspiring to say the least.


there is truth in little corners of our lives
there are hints of it in songs and children's eyes
it's familiar, like an ancient lullaby
what do i live for

we are Hosea's wife
we are squandering this life
using people like ladders and words like knives

if we've eyes to see
if we've ears to hear
to find it in our hearts and mouths the word that saves is near
shed that shallow skin
come and live again
leave all you were before
to believe is to begin

we are more than dust
that means something
that means something
we are more than just blood and emotions
inkling and notions
atoms on oceans

to believe is to begin


studying the old testament this quarter in one of my classes, I came to analyze hosea's life and God's command for him to marry a woman of whoredom to symbolize Israel's unfaithfulness to Him.
connecting it with this song, it's so amazing to see how often we fall into such a worldly lifestyle of shallow sin and forget what and for whom we live for.
we are called to be symbols of truth and light and yet we simply squander this life that has been deemed precious by our own Creator.
we must find it in our hearts to flee from this lifestyle.
and all we need to do is believe.

just some food for thought.
back to essay writing.