On Putting God Trapped in a Box.

For today, I ask that you sit and listen for 9 minutes of your time to one of my favorite songs, "Oh, Jerusalem" by Lauryn Hill.

Whether or not you've heard this song before, listen and read the lyrics to this song, below.

That's my post for this week.

And if you'd like, think about the three questions during, or after, you finish listening.

 

I hope you don't choose to click out of this window and return to some other wonderful procrastinating activity.

 

I am glad you decided to check out this week's post. Enjoy.

 

Damaris

 

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Questions to consider

1. After listening to this song, who or what is Lauryn Hill referring to when she says 'Oh Jerusalem'?

... "Oh Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness.
That thou mayest be saved from thy deception"?  

2. At about 2:48, Lauryn says, "What a Paradox, having God trapped in a box."

- How often do you find yourself doing such a thing?
- Why do you think we do that?
- What are we hiding, or what are we afraid of?

3. Discover the boxes we place God in, and begin unlocking them one by one, if interested. Because unless you work at a church or religious institution, we often do not speak, or even think about, such matters in our daily interactions with our 25 hundred To Do list and schedules.

- What does it mean to unlock God from these 'boxes,' and how will your life be radically changed if we do such a thing, if at all?

"Oh Jerusalem" by Lauryn Hill

*I'd love to hear your responses to these questions if you'd like to share. In person, on the phone, on this blog, through other means of social media, through a note, or over, you know, over a meal or coffee :p.