Clouds and Creeds.

So I purchased Jason Upton's new CD the other day. It's titled "On the Rim of the Visible World." One of my favorite songs on the CD right now is called Clouds and Creeds. The first lyrics of the song state "If I could see your face, I think you'd smile at me. You've got that kind of face that defies gravity." The first time I heard those words, tears gathered in my eyes and they still do to this day. I cry when I think about seeing God, my beloved standing there and smiling at me. I don't know why but it is just that thought of God smiling that brings me to my knees. You know, a smile is such a simple thing but it has the power to change a lot. When we see a smile, we know that we are accepted, that there is joy and that we bring someone joy. So the thought of God seeing me and smiling, knowing that I could bring joy in his heart that would manifest itself as a smile overwhelms me. It humbles me because I am but dust. When it comes to that day and I see His face smiling at me, I'll know that it was all worth it.

If I could see Your face
I think You’d smile at me
You’ve got that kind of face
That defies gravity

You’re too much
You’re too much….for me
You’re too much
You’re too much….for me

One time I saw the sun
Setting upon the sea
As fast as it was gone
It came right back to me

You’re too much
You’re too much….for me
You’re too much
You’re too much….for me

Sometimes You’re in the clouds
Sometimes You’re in the creed
Sometimes You’re in the stars
Sometimes You’re next to me

But You’re too much
You’re too much….for me
You’re too much
You’re too much….for me

Sometimes we follow crowds
Sometimes we just believe
Sometimes we think we’re smart
Sometimes we think we’re free

But You’re too much
You’re too much….for me
You’re too much
You’re too much….for me

-Jason Upton

Gifts

"Will you marry me," he said
The question did not surprise her; she had expected it for quite some time. Nor did its timing disturb her. Rather, it was the way he spoke it, as though it were an ordinary request, as pedestrian as "Please pass the salt." Silent, like someone determined to set a hurt bone, Duniya reasoned that he must have worked on the question so thoroughly that he botched it.

-Gifts by Nuruddin Farah


Just a passage I liked from the book.