Thursday 30 June 2011

A witness to faith

This video made my jaw drop, truly amazing witness to faith in Preston.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ5aYoSr3Hg

Let me sleep, in my dreams I'm with you

Shadows on the wall
Forming outlines of your face
I reach out to touch you
Through time and through space

In my dreams I'm always with you

So let me sleep
In my dreams I'm with you
I'll always be with you

I dream that your here with me
Lying by my side
This wont last forever
Let's catch the sands of time

I don't want ever to end

So let me sleep
In my dreams I'm with you
I'll always be with you

Let me sleep for a while let me dream of your smile
In my dreams I'm with you
Let me sleep for a while let me dream of your smile
I'll always be with you

You'll never be alone when there are no more heroes

When the waves are crashing down 
Pulling you to sorrow 
I will sail you back to shore 
When there are no more heroes 
Over under, near or far 
I'll be right beside you 
Standing here with open arms 
When there are no more heroes 
 
And through it all 
And through it all 
When you're tired and you stumble I will carry you 
When starlight falls, my love will guide you home 
You'll never be alone 
When there are no more heroes 


It was you who showed me how 
Brought me back to glory 
Through hopelessness and darkest days 
It was breath you gave me 


And through it all 
And through it all 
When you're tired and you stumble I will carry you 
When starlight falls, my love will guide you home 
You'll never be alone 
When there are no more heroes 

And everywhere I am there you'll be

Stunning song by Faith Hill

When I think back
On these times
And the dreams
We left behind
I'll be glad 'cause
I was blessed to get
To have you in my life
When I look back
On these days
I'll look and see your face
You were right there for me

In my dreams
I'll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There will always be a place
For you for all my life
I'll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
And everywhere I am
There you'll be

Well you showed me
How it feels
To feel the sky
Within my reach
And I always
Will remember all
The strength you
Gave to me
Your love made me
Make it through
Oh, I owe so much to you
You were right there for me
'Cause I always saw in you
My light, my strength
And I want to thank you
Now for all the ways
You were right there for me
You were right there for me
For always

In my dreams
I'll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There will always be a place
For you for all my life
I'll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
There you'll be 

Cardinal Joseph Cardijn

A poem about YCW's founder, Joseph Cardijn written by ex National and International Chaplain, Fr John Marsland:


CARDIJN

I never heard his voice, only his call
His urgent challenge, his prophetic cry
More than all the gold in the world
Young workers – not slaves, beasts of burden
I never met him, stood at his side
Never shared his lunch only his vision
His passionate dream, his dauntless faith
Together – we can conquer the world,
The contradictions, the half-truths, the hatred.
I never shook his hand, served his Mass
Never took his travelling bag, only his method
His remarkable insight, his deep simplicity.
Leaders – affirmed in dignity through action
Review, gospel mind and solidarity
I never saw him speak, stand at a rally
Never experienced his commanding presence, only the young
his distant apostles, his future builders
Missionaries – of the interior world
The factories, neighbourhoods, offices and homes,
I heard their voices, stood at their side
Took their hands, saw them speak,
Realised three’s a universe of love in fact
Enwrapped in each small seed like
See, judge and yes eternity worker act.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

You can't touch me now there's no feeling left

You can’t touch me now there’s no feeling left
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can’t forget
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath

I was under your spell for such a long time couldn’t break the chains
You played with my heart told me if I’m worth all your lies and games
It took all the strength I had but I crawled up on my feet again
Now you’re trying to lure me back but no those days are gone my friend
I loved you so much that I thought that someday you could change
But all you brought me was a heart full of pain

You can’t touch me now there’s no feeling left
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can’t forget
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath

Don’t hold your breath

I was worried about you but you never cared about me no
You took my money and I knew 
I gave you everything but nothing was ever enough
You were always jealous over such crazy stuff

You can’t touch me now there’s no feeling left
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can’t forget
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath

Don’t hold your breath

Move on don’t look back
I jumped off the train running off the tracks
Your days are gone face the facts
A bad movie ends and the screen fades to black
What you did to me boy I can’t forget
If you think I’m coming back

You can’t touch me now there’s no feeling left
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can’t forget
If you think I’m coming back don’t hold your breath


You raise me up to more than I can be

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

Do you see how much I need you right now?

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were, yeah
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I'd do, I'd give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah


I will be all that you want

There's nothing I could say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see
What you mean to me
All the pain, the tears I cried
Still you never said goodbye and now I know
How far you'd go

I know I let you down but it's not like that now
This time I'll never let you go

I will be all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
All my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

I thought that I had everything
I didn't know what life could bring
But now I see, honestly
You're the one thing I got right
The only one I let inside
Now I can breathe 'cause you're here with me

And if I let you down, I'll turn it all around
'Cause I would never let you go

I will be all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
And all my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

Without you I can't breathe
I'm not gonna ever, ever let you leave
You're all I got, you're all I want, oh
'Cause without you I don't know what I'd do
I can never, ever live a day without you
Here with me, do you see you're all I need?

And I will be, all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
And all my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

Friends

Friends are like quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet
When our wings have trouble
Remembering how to fly

All I can do is smile and hide the pain inside

I wanna scream, I wanna cry, I wanna fight, I wanna try. But all I can do is smile and hide the pain inside

You can find happiness in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light

No man is worth your tears and the one who is won't make you cry

Whenever you're weak, remember those who make you strong. Whenever you start to doubt yourself, remember those who believe in you

There are people that saw the best of me and left and there are people that saw the worst of me and stayed

I'm mature enough to forgive you but not stupid enough to trust you again

One of my biggest flaws is caring too much about people who don't care enough about me

Everyone tells you that you deserve better yet no one is willing to give it to you

Monday 20 June 2011

I felt the answer in my heart although He spoke no word

I said a prayer for you today
And know God must have heard.
I felt the answer in my heart
Although He spoke no word!

I didn't ask for wealth or fame
(I knew you wouldn't mind).
I asked him to send treasures
Of a far more lasting kind!

I asked that He be near you
At the start of each new day;
To grant you health and blessings
And friends to share your way!

I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small.
But it was for His loving care
I prayed the most of all!

Thursday 16 June 2011

Bearing the burden of a secret storm

Stunning song, beautifully sang by Martina McBride and the lyrics and video just tell the tale of something very real happening in society today but also can be related to by many. I cry at the video every time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNYA4pAGjI In case the link doesn't work type Concrete Angel into Youtube

Concrete Angel

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace, oh

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear but they turn out the light
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it will be too late

Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel

Friday 10 June 2011

Tunes

My top 25 most played songs on my iPod:
-The Time of My Life - Dirty Dancing
- Nothing's gonna stop us now
- How great is our God - Chris Tomlin
- Proud - Heather Small
- Spirit in the Sky - Gareth Gates
- Unbreakable - Westlife
- Gonna change the world - S Club 7
- Rooftops - Lost Prophets
- Angels - Robbie Williams
- Sun goes down - David Jordan
- Shine a Light - McFly
- All Star - Smash Mouth
- The Silence - Alexandra Burke
- The Power of Love - Celine Dion
- No Tomorrow - Orson
- Together we can change the world
- Gangsta Love - S Club
- Every breath you take - The Police
- Let me Sleep - S Club
- Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
- Carry you home - James Blunt
- Love the way you lie - Rhianna and Eminem
- Chain Reaction - Steps
- I'm not a girl, not yet a woman - Britney Spears

See what I mean... no particular genre, lots of cheese in there, love my old school classics as well as new stuff and can't get enough of musicals and inspirational tunes. Love my iPod <3

Thursday 9 June 2011

A nice reflection on the Ascension

 Peter reflects after the Ascension

Never again, Jesus, shall we break bread together in this world. 
Never again will you teach me to fish on Galilee. 
Never again will I go walking on water with you. 
Never again will you wash my feet. 
Never again will you greet me from the dawn lit shore.

Never again will you sleep in my boat,oblivious seemingly to the wind and waves. 
Never again will you preach in my village, disturb our worship, yet bring healing and hope to so many at evening. 
Never again will you stay at mine and enjoy home cooking.
Never again will you rouse me from deep sleep to watch with you and pray. 
Never again, Jesus, this side of heaven will we laugh, weep and walk together.

Yet, sometimes, I feel sure, you will still chide me: for my lack of faith, for my headstrong will and stubborn pride and for my ignorant presumption.

Sometimes too – and I shall grieve at this –
I will sense your gaze when I deny or betray you, even though you are not there with me. For whenever the cock crows, I will weep. Whenever fish are grilled on charcoal, I will remember.
Yes, Jesus, I will so miss you.
A cloud has veiled you from my sight. You have gone, but only that part which eyes, ears and hands can sense.
And yet always  you are and will be with us, not as past memory, but as present tense and future hope. 
Not as the carpenter, but as the king. 
Not as the stranger, but as our friend. 
Not as the victim, but as our Saviour. 
We shall know you as the Scriptures burn within us. 
We shall touch you in the neighbour that we love. 
We shall hear you in the silence when we pray. 
We shall see you when bread is broken and wine outpoured.

Yet these are but a foretaste of that joy –
when you will come, and we shall be with you forever, and never cloud shall veil you from our sight.