The End to Loneliness
(Chiquitita)
I'd forgotten that Sinead O'Connor had covered this ABBA staple. I only re-discovered it a few months ago and for the first time in a long time I genuinely stopped in my tracks when I heard it.
I must have heard the original over a hundred times, maybe a thousand. And never once did I listen to the lyrics. I just assumed, it was a jumpy pop song, meaningless pap.
Sinead adds something to the song, slows it down and spells out the lyrics. A friend is in pain (Chiquitita) and the singer is saying we all have scars, we all heal, we all will dance again.
Coming out of my depression some time back, I understood the value of speaking to people, not keeping things bottled up and allowing God to heal in his time, He knew when I was ready for the next stage.
The song is a perfect realisation that life is painful, that if you get broken, the road back is long and painful, but as the chorus states, "The Sun is still in the sky and shining above"
It's true, we miss the obvious because we are looking for the detail. As I said earlier this week, my greatest solitary joy is to walk with my Spaniel. All he cares for is a ball to chase and the opportunity to go for a walk with me. He is so happy his tail swishes from side to side for the whole hour we are out.
God promises the same. To walk with us through all trials and tribulations. To guide us and to comfort us, to rest in him and recover from our pain with him.
And if we do, I'm sure we will be "dancing once again"
Steve Fogo | |
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