{"id":49286,"date":"2014-07-04T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=49286"},"modified":"2014-07-04T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T16:45:31","slug":"god-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/god-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"God of My Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CountingStars\"<\/a>Today, in honor of Independence Day<\/strong>, I’ll like to\u00a0share a song with you.<\/p>\n

To me, this song is a beautiful reflection on the promise of what we can be, especially when we honor where we came from, wherever that means to you. You’ll notice the reference to Abraham, the Father of our faith- counting stars and counting sands – indeed the countless blessings that God lovingly pours upon us(Genesis 22:17<\/a>). May we rejoice in the blessings we have been given as we continue to strive to live each day in covenant with God, as children of God’s\u00a0promise to Abraham.\u00a0\u00a0May we recognize that we are all<\/em> longing for a home, and that we are called to be that home for all<\/em> our brothers and sisters – I believe this call is fundamental to what made our country unique. Let us not lose sight of that. And let us “encourage one another, and build one another up” as we journey together towards our true Home in God, “beyond the seas” (1 Thes 5:11<\/a>).<\/p>\n

God bless you friends.<\/p>\n

Listen to\u00a0Andrew Peterson<\/a>\u00a0sing\u00a0“God of My Fathers”\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“God of my fathers<\/span>
Huddled in the harbor<\/span>
Every man an ocean from his home<\/span>
Their captors could not keep them<\/span>
When they heard the drums of freedom<\/span>
The dream of a kingdom<\/span>
In a land they’ve never known<\/span><\/p>\n

And God of my fathers<\/span>
\n Strangers in this country<\/span>
\n Pilgrims on these dusty roads<\/span>
\n Across the great plains<\/span>
\n In the bellies of the steel trains<\/span>
\n To stake a new claim<\/span>
\n In that wilderness of hope<\/span><\/p>\n

Like my fathers I am looking for a home<\/span>
\n Looking for a home beyond the sea<\/span>
\n So be my God and guide me<\/span>
\n Till I lie beneath the hills<\/span>
\n Then let the great God of my fathers<\/span>
\n Be the great God of my children still<\/span><\/p>\n

God of my grandfathers<\/span>
\n Gone these many years now<\/span>
\n I guess they’re shining like the sun<\/span>
\n And I envision them<\/span>
\n Grinning at the finish<\/span>
\n And they smile and they smile,<\/span>
\n ‘Cause they love to see me run<\/span><\/p>\n

CHORUS<\/span><\/p>\n

Now we’re counting stars and counting sand<\/span>
\n Little feet and little hands<\/span>
\n We’re counting joys<\/span>
\n We pray you’ll know them<\/span>
\n As you knew us when you wove us<\/span>
\n As you hold us<\/span>
\n Hold them, please hold them<\/span><\/p>\n

Like their father, they are looking for a home<\/span>
\n Looking for a home beyond the sea<\/span>
\n So be their God and guide them<\/span>
\n Till they lie beneath these hills<\/span>
\n And let the great God of their father<\/span>
\n Be the great God of their children,<\/span>
\n Let the great God of my fathers<\/span>
\n Be the great God of my children still”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

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