Posts Tagged ‘videos’
Cure for Insomnia?
In response to my previous post, a friend sent me this! Thank you William! Hopefully I can sleep now!
Don’t Give Up
Following my previous post, here’s a beautiful duet by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush which I loved the first time I heard it. I post it here to help anyone who’s going through a difficult time at the moment.
Biffy Clyro – Many of Horror (When We Collide)
On the day Matt Cardle‘s (winner of the X Factor) cover of a Biffy Clyro song reaches number one in the UK charts, I thought it would be good to share the original with you.
Antidote to the X Factor
Although I’ve enjoyed watching the X Factor and considered all the opinions for and against the format of the programme and its approach to music, I’m not going to repeat them here. I merely present you with an original setting of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20 by Rufus Wainwright, which I consider to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve heard in 2010.
If you’re interested, I’ve also written about the X Factor here!
Removing the Obstacles!
I’ve been reminded this morning that Advent is a time in the Christian calendar in its own right. Yes, it’s traditionally a time of preparation for Christmas, but it mainly celebrates a Christ who came into this world, and who comes into the hearts and lives of those who will receive him. Christmas has become a monster in our society, with all its pressures and unrealistic expectations! In reality, Advent is a time when we should focus on repentance, humility and prayerful consideration of our inner life. Before the ministry of Jesus, John the Baptist reminded his hearers that they needed to prepare a way for the Lord, to make a level pathway, removing the boulders and filling in the potholes! My Celtic Daily Prayer book points out that the boulders represent the things we’ve done that we shouldn’t have, and the potholes represent the things we should have done but didn’t! Let’s make sure we enter into the true meaning of Advent, so that Christmas Day will be all the more meaningful as a result!
The YouTube video I’ve embedded into this post is not specifically an Advent one. But, with a little imagination, you’ll see a connection with what I’ve been saying.
