SCARS

Snippet

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi

Scripture

Then He *said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.” John 20:27-29

Song

 Crimson Cord Propaganda http://youtu.be/iqJT7F2OD7Q

[Bridge: Propaganda]

The pain that guides us

The strings that tie us

The coincidence that proves to us God's existence

Joy we misplaced

Beautiful mistakes

The scarlet thread

The Crimson Cord

[Hook: Propaganda]

Wear your scars out loud

That's the fingerprints of The Lord

A crimson cord, baby,

a crimson cord

A timeline, a scarlet thread

A crimson cord, baby,

a crimson cord

Let me celebrate your

crimson cord

And that's beautiful,

 a crimson cord

No regrets, boy,

a crimson cord

Evidence of God's love,

that's a crimson cord

[Verse 1: Propaganda]

What it do to a boy's brain to see his father 

through glass walls

For Algebra homework lessons through last calls

Collect calls come from up state

You eventually grow numb, it's a sad state

And it's hard to conceive, let alone believe 

that you're worth it

When your little brother's blood is still stained 

on your converse

And system leave him hanging, they still b

end on syringes

Filled with self-hate, that's why we fly 

off the hinges

Self-medicate, still struggle after the smell 

off that fresh kush

Even after salvation, it's tough

Looking back at wasted life, who never had

a chance to begin with

Ya'll talking about a lamb that's sinless

[Bridge]

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Propaganda]

What it do to a girl's brain to see her father

through face time

Like, if you call her pretty, you can have

her at lunch time

American dream that's filled

to Mama with botox

And personalized license plates,

dinner dates, he went to Jared's

Can't believe or conceive

that you're worth it

Rather than hanging with you,

they buy you designer purses

And you ain't spose' to be mad,

your dad buys you everything, right?

We should all wish to have your life

While she self-medicates with

packages and purchases

Oxycotton morning after pills

no condoms

Suburban good school,

healthy church folk parents

Hittin' death, cover-up

That product, Not enough

Sentence Prayer

Loving Maker

Who disciplines His children, show us Your love to us

By breaking us that we might turn from our

Stubbornness and willfulness and instead live

Depending on You under Your blessing.

Help us stop hiding our brokenness as a curse

That causes bitterness and instead

Befriend it as a gift that moves us tword You.

Amen  (Dawn to Dark R Douglas Jones House Studio Kansas City Kansas Pg 133)