I know… I haven't been blogging much lately… I could blame it on work and rehearsals because I did a show this summer. I may have shared before, but I find that I don't write as much when I have another emotional and artistic outlet… like a production. I was in a play this summer and so I kinda… sorta… stopped blogging. And then, when the show stopped, I found that I just didn't have much to share, music-wise, or anything-else-wise, so I just didn't write.
Today, though, I have a reason to write and to share a song… thanks to Sia.
I love Sia's music. Her songs are powerful. They resonate with me and I can't get enough of them. Her latest video is no different. I'm mesmerized.
A friend shared the video along with an article from Huffington Post on the video that the article says is a tribute to the Orland Shooting victims. There ARE forty-nine dancers, along with Maddie Ziegler, Sia's dance muse, for every one of the Orlando victims. As you watch it, you can't help but feel the terror, the heartbreak of what happened in that nightclub.
And the lyrics, "Don't give up, I won't give up, don't give up, no no no."
They were dancing. They were living life. They were our brothers, our sisters, our sons and daughters. They were image-bearers.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land. In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. Psalm 37:7-11 (ESV)
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