#go deep

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Janet Jackson - Go Deep (1997)

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New and shiny

(for someone who is struggling in prayer)

There is nothing better than the new and the shiny.

At least that’s what our actions say about us. But no matter how new or shiny something or someone is, at some point things will go from being new and shiny to familiar.

Once something becomes familiar, one of two things happens. Either we go deep. We take the time to really understand it. And we end up getting more out of it than we ever imagined.

Or we take it for granted. It becomes something that we have. Maybe even use. But we’re not that attached to it. Because we’re not getting that much out of it.

And we’re already looking for the next thing that’s new and shiny.

Whether we’re talking about technology, or relationships, or anything else. It’s a dynamic that plays out in every area of our lives. Over and over.

One of the all-too-common victims of this dynamic? The Lord’s Prayer. The Our Father.

Oh, we trot it out when we’re supposed to say it. And we know every word by rote. But we’re not that attached to it. Because we’re not getting that much out of it.

It’s become familiar. Too familiar. Almost like we’ve said it and heard it so many times that it’s been worn smooth. Its words no longer catch. They just slide past us.

The thing is, whether it’s a relationship or a prayer, it doesn’t have to be that way.

We have a choice. We get to choose whether we take that person or that prayer for granted. Or we go deep.

Today, take a moment to give yourself a gift. Pray the Lord’s Prayer. Really pray it.

Slowly. So slowly, that you stumble trying to do it from memory.

Hang on the words. Think about what it really says, and why Jesus would want us to pray that way.

Go deep. Take the time to really understand it.

When you do, you’ll end up getting more out of it than you ever imagined.

Today’s Readings

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janet for go deep music video is so cute

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Don't know if anyone will see or care about this but I just wanted to share with the world my deep love for the masterpiece that is the album Ahmad Al Arabi It has been a part of me since my childhood and now that I've grown up I realise just how great it is and I want to share it with the world. I don't think any other music and lyrics together make me feel like this one does. Ahmad Al Arabi is an orchestral album so it's a cohesive storyline, both when it comes to the music and to the lyrics. I recommend listening to it together since it's basically listening to a concert. Even if you do not understand a word of arabic (although there are many translations online), I believe that music like this trascends all languages and you can feel it in your soul any way. Darwish's poetry is a way to engage with Palestinian resistance through art, so I wanted to start posting about the songs on this album, sharing the words and the music. I hope that someone out there will try and listen to it, maybe discover new artists, or maybe remember childhood memories like me. I may or may not have chosen to start with this one because my name is Yasmine...

اذهب عميقا اذهب عميقا في دمي واذهب عميقا في الطحين لنصاب بالوطن البسيط وباحتمال الياسمين

محمود درويش

Go deep into my blood, Go deep into the bread, So that we will have A simple homeland And a dream of jasmine yet to come...

A poet by Palestinian poet, Mahmood Darwish (1941-2008)

Translation by Umfalastin

Music by Lebanese musician, oud player and composer Marcel Khalife