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Tree of Life

from Trip of a Lifetime by Paul Lucas

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Prompted by the memory of seeing a branch blown from an old oak lying on the ground and though disconnected from the tree, the leaves remained alive until the sap was gone and then gradually withered. If we remain connected to the God's Spirit through the extended body of Jesus, his people on earth, we will be fully alive...and 'the glory of God is a human being fully alive' (St.Irenaeus)

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We went off to the Holy Land, Jerusalem was very grand
On Via Dolorosa we did stand and the rain came down

I went up to the wailing wall, I got up close and felt so small
I touched the stone, God touched my soul, I was high, high, high.

To Bethlehem and Bethany, the separation wall it made me grieve
A Banksy dove and other graffiti - said take it down, down, down

From high above to far below sea level down to Jericho,
The lowest and the oldest city in the world a round round round

And so it’s on to Galilee, Tiberias beside the sea
To places Jesus used to be long ago go go

This was called the promised land - Mt Hermon sentinel and grand
From Golan Heights we saw it stand in snow snow snow

The Jordan’s source was cold and clear, St Peter quaked and quivered here
But Jesus told him ‘have no fear – you’re the rock on which they’ll stand

Some place I just didn’t see, the COVID got the best of me
I kind of missed the jamboree staying home – a- lone

But all is well, I have hunch, insurance might just pay for lunch
It’s been a hoot and this Welsh bunch give it - Hwyl, Hwyl, Hwyl

Trip of a lifetime so it’s said, - ‘ I’ll not be doing that again’
But it’s in your heart not in your head - feels like there’s more to come.

So all in all it goes to show, what’s up ahead we never know
Though isolation seemed so slow, I got back safely home
Yes! I got back safely home – eventually

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from Trip of a Lifetime, released March 16, 2023

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Paul Lucas Maryport, UK

I've been a music man since my mid teens and songs emerge when something prompts at the inner place and there's no telling when that will happen.

This collection of recorded material spans a good number of years - and hopefully there is more to come.

Music for me, is both a mood maker and a communicator, so I hope these offerings give you both food for thought and grounds for a good mood. ... more

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