The story behind a song

I wasn't exactly sure what to post today. But then I decided to write something about a song that kind of haunted me the last few weeks. I'm not really sure where I heard it the first time. I only know that this song is beautiful and when I first listened to it I just thought that it sounds very nice. While listening to it again I began to understand what the songwriter actually wanted to express with his words.

The story:

>It all started in England in the late 90's. The congregation in Watford was struggling to find meaning in its musical expression at that time. So the pastor there decided to get rid of all the instruments and sound system. The people gathered and started to praise God just with their voices. And they said it was a fresh way to come closer to God. After experiencing this wonderful new way of using other possibilities a member of the church went home, sat down and quickly wrote a song in his bedroom.
It became an international anthem later.<

Wouldn't it be mean to just leave you with this information without telling you what I'm actually talking about?
Yes, I think it would be and because I don't want to get in trouble I better tell you.

The song is called "The Heart Of Worship" written by Matt Redman.

And why do I dedicate one whole post to it?
First, I had a lot of conversations about exactly this topic. I met people who said that the singing in church without instruments sounds badly. They try to please God by amazing keyboard or guitar sounds but I think that their voices and also the purity of worshipping kind of gets lost. In some churches it seems like being at a rock concert. But I don't think that this is what God wants. He wants to HEAR you, he wants you to give Him praise especially through focussing on the words you sing which is actually the important part.
Second. Isn't it cool how this song arose? Now you know the story behind a song.

Fun With Food

Today...

>> Píta with salmon, cheese and ketchup <<



Guten Appetit!

Oxymoron

I just read some lines in a book and suddenly I found this precious word: OXYMORON. But what is it? It actually sounds like it would be kind of a prehistorical critter. I remember that I once heard it in one of my German classes long long time ago. I only remember that it made me laugh and I thought 'Why don't they use a more understandable word for it?' But I guess there is none. It's just what it is. An oxymoron.
Anyway, I was very excited to kind of recover it though. So, let's see what the dictionary tells us about it because I forgot what it actually means.

ox·y·mo·ron A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.

Huh, very interesting and very funky at the same time. I think I have a new favorite word. I'm so very happy.
As a mournful optimist I need deafening silence now so I'll better go to bed.