Everyone is gone for the day.<\/p>\n

The church is quiet and still.<\/p>\n

And here I sit, pouring over the words in the hymnal and songbooks.<\/p>\n

Looking for just the right combination of joy and reflection. Of longing and praise. Of reality and possibility. Of the familiar and the uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I forget we also have to sing the tunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone is gone for the day. The church is quiet and still. And here I sit, pouring over the words in the hymnal and songbooks. Looking for just the right combination of joy and reflection. Of longing and praise. Of reality and possibility. Of the familiar and the uncomfortable. Sometimes I forget we also have…<\/span><\/p>\n

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