June 13, 2024

Know for many upbeat songs like “Feeling Groovy,” and “Graceland,” Simon has his moody side too. The opening lyrics of “Your Forgiveness” are haunting:

Yesterday’s boy is gone

Driving through darkness searching for

Your forgiveness

I’m less sure that people are seeking forgiveness today as they seem to justify everything they do based on their own rules. But honest people are those who realize that they are sinful and broken and cannot heal themselves. Being forgiven by someone brings healing and wholeness, even more so when that someone is The One. But where can the seeker find forgiveness? Simon seems to turn to baptismal imagery as a possibility. We are reminded that God’s gracious washing of us in baptism and feeding of us in communion are reassurance of that those who seek forgiveness, receive it in abundance.

Dip your hand in heaven’s waters

All of life’s abundance in a

drop of condensation

Dip your hand in heaven’s waters
 
Pastor Andy

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