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I’m Willing To Do You Will

Describe your life in an alternate universe.

Haha, most of the time I actually feel like I’m living in an alternate universe. I don’t adhere to so many of this world’s ways. I find it hard to wrap my mind around the changing social, political and economic landscape. And since I’m willing to do the will of God, I’m constantly challenged to live in what feels like an an alternate universe.

I’m willing to do your will
I’m living to live your love
I’m serving the son to hear you one day say well done
I’m willing to do your will
~ E.M.

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Pray On

Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.

As I took this prompt to heart, I found that whatever story I came upon enticed me to pray. As a man of faith I’m always drawn to pray when I hear or read a story. Either out of joy or concern, there always seems to be good reason to be in momentary prayer.

Peace lies in the heart of the believer
Calm lies in the hands of compassion
Love lies in the words of the one
who’ll pray on, so pray on
~ E.M.

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There’s A Lot of You In Me

What are you curious about?

I’m curious as to how the world became so adverse to diversity. We live in a world that’s comprised of different views, different, likes and dislikes, lets call it different colors. And it’s all this diversity that creates all the beauty that surrounds us. If you start to pull the various colors out of the rainbow it’s not as brilliant anymore. My prayer would be that we’d find a connection to what we have in common, and relish in our creative differences.

Dig Love album cover.
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What I Do

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.

One of my favorite acts of kindness is to purchase happy meals for the homeless. Providing some nourishment and catching the smile is priceless. If there’s a problem, it’s that I don’t act on it enough.

I saw a shirtless boy with a bag of donuts
Watching the sun come up
As I passed him by between his next mouthful
He smiled and asked wassup?
I could see on his face the innocence behind his tired eyes
I could hear in his voice the embarrassment beneath the worn out lies
What I do, what I do
What I do, what I do
What I do, what I do
What I do, what I do is immeasurable
~ E.M.

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Cowboy in the Badlands

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

I’ve always had an affinity for the old black and white westerns from the late fifties and early sixties. So I’d like to think that being a cowboy in the badlands might describe who I am. After all what I do, will always speak louder than what I say.

You call me cowboy
You call me cowboy in the badlands
In the desert; in the barrens; in the wasteland
~ E.M.

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Mending the Nets

What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?

Now that I think about it, I don’t think that I’ve dismissed any of my parents traditions… and that makes me smile. You would have thought that I’d have discounted at least a few, but that’s not the case. Then again I’m really big on passing along culture.

Silhouettes sprinkle the horizon
As geese flock down below
Children observe as they gather
It’s the only world that they know
~ E.M.

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Holding on to You

Was today typical?

Today was not typical as I had some dental work to be done. There’s nothing like a dentist appointment to put a wrinkle in your perfect day. Over the years I’ve adopted a line of thinking where I focus my attention on what I’m going to do after the disruptive wrinkles, instead of the wrinkles themselves. It seems to work for me, and it helps me keep things in perspective.

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I’m a…

How would you describe yourself to someone?

I’m a prayer whisperer in need of a Gethsemane wink; I’m a soul searcher seeking a sacred link; I’m a dust debtor desiring a divine drink; I’m a broken blessing believing on the brink; I’m a troubled temple treasuring a wink.

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Down in the Valley

If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be?

I freely admit, I googlized this, as my knowledge of dinosaurs is very limited, but the Stegosaurus would be my choice as it’s recognized as the friendlist, and it’s herbivorous. I guess the last thing the world needs is the return of a dinosaur, but if it happened I’d want the most compassionate one I could find.

Down in the Valley from the IHS album.

Down in the valley together
Down in the valley with love by our side
Down in the valley together
My imposition crucified
~ E.M.

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Walk In Canaan

If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?

Well, being a man of faith, if I won two free plane tickets anywhere I’d travel to the Holy Land …ahh to walk in Canaan.

Walk in Canaan
When your shadows grow long
Walk in Canaan
When you’re tempted by wrong
When hate is ushered in
When the broken fall to sin
When you don’t know where to begin
Walk in Canaan

Walk in Canaan
When you fashion your whisper
Walk in Canaan
When your essence is tender
When hate is ushered in
When the broken fall to sin
When you don’t know where to begin
Walk in Canaan

When the world is running wild
When you heart feels defiled
When you don’t recall the last time that you smiled
When you move irrelevant
When you’re the hued elephant
When you hear yourself exclaiming, “I can’t!”
Walk in Canaan

© 2015 Eddy Mann
Hissongs | ASCAP

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