if i had no arms to fold into
if i had no joys to breathe back to You
surely this could slow the life of mine
surely this could stop the love of mine

occasionally i listen to the cd of the show that jake and i played a month ago and i always get to this song, and it seriously brings me to tears almost every time i hear it. it's called closer to the sun and it's by this dude denison witmer. when i listen to this song it just reminds me of the interdependent relationship between experiencing true joy and love and having that relational intimacy with God. in other words, it is God who is our source of true joy, but we use what He gives us to express our love back to Him. it's kind of circular. and something about that is just so profound and gets me.