Bebo Norman

Denis and I went to a concert last night. Bebo was playing at a local church in a concert that benefited the youth group missions trips to Africa. It was a great concert. It was just Bebo and two of his friends (one from the Gold Coast of Australia) and they played an acoustic set. It was all pretty informal with quite a bit of joking around. But great music and thought-provoking music. Towards the end of the evening, he was more serious as he talked about what God has been teaching him about the internal ache that we all have from time to time. It is an ache for God's presence, which cannot be fully satisfied by any other thing in this life. Here are the words to one of my favorite Bebo Norman songs. It is from his album Ten Thousand Days.

Walk Down This Mountain

It's a better place standing high upon this mountain
I've seen your face full of the light that only this height can show
A blistered hand is what you've given
But you've been given all you'll ever need to know.

So walk down this mountain with your heart held high
Follow in the footsteps of your Maker
And with this love that's gone before you and these people at your side
if you offer up your broken cup
You will taste the meaning of this life.

It's a common ground and I see we're all still standing
Just look around and you'll find the very face of God
He's walking down into the distance
He's walking down to where the masses are

So walk down this mountain with your heart held high
Follow in the footsteps of your Maker
And with this love that's gone before you and these people at your side
if you offer up your broken cup
You will taste the meaning of this life.

We're standing in a place of peace
But this is how the world should be