Hello to Chuck, comment just below mine. I am from Charleston WV but live in OKC now. My husband and I attend Mayflower UCC, an open and affirming congregation. I love my church. We sang this song for our PRIDE service this year. I cried like a baby. So moving and down right real!! I wish I had known Charleston had a Gay Men's chorale when I lived there.
Mark, I met you last year at Montreat. This song really spoke to me. After the shootings in Orlando, this is what came to mind. All of those beautiful souls were children of God.
Beautiful, deep song. We sang it today, with a soloist who had a pure, sweet, child-like voice. Many of us had chills. We are also a church that is a Reconciling in Christ congregation, hard won in over 20 years of exploration in our Lutheran denomination. This is from a former Methodist preacher's kid. Bless you for this tremendous gift in song and melody.
Mark, I met you at New England Annual Conference this week. Yes, my dear...don't EVER forget that you are most definitely a child of God. I am not one to cry in public, and this song made me weep every time I heard it in worship. It convicted me in so many ways. You and your family are in my prayers. So glad that I got to meet you, Brother in Christ!
Years ago you told me the music was coming to you so fast, and you had to write as long as it came. It is still coming! Praise be to God! You are a witness, and a precious child of God. Thank you!
My friend introduced me to your song this morning. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. I can't stop listening. I can't wait until our choir director sings it on Sunday morning!
A wonderful friend send me this track a while back in response to a difficulty in my personal life... we sang it this morning at Lake Junaluska. Thank you, Mark. ❤💛💚💙💜
Thank you, Mark! I'm sorry you needed to write this song for those who continue to make others feel less than a worthy child of God. Please keep writing until all can see and hear!
Nice song. More than that, I loudly applaud your efforts to remind people that which the church seems to have forgotten (and exactly as you've stated) that they are indeed children of God and worthy of the churches respect, not scorn. Thank you.
Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, AND FROM NOW ON SIN NO MORE.” Matthew 8:11 We want to leave off that last part when it comes to our sinful desires and actions.
You mean, like the sinful desire to stand in judgement of a fellow sibling in Christ? Or did you mean the sinful action of calling profane that which the Lord has made clean? First the log, then the speck, friend.
Tom Ryberg First of all, standing for Biblical truth and defending the Word of God is not the same as "standing in judgment", which I agree is wrong. Secondly, the Lord makes sinners clean, but never calls sin clean. The Bible consistently warns us to repent and turn from our sins.
Dennis Russell did you even listen to the video? Anyhow, perhaps a better translation of this story, of the woman at the well, is that Jesus is peaking to his disciples that they go and "sin no more" with their condemning of others... Jesus doesn't speak to the woman (there's no punctuation in the Greek text). Of course, LGBT loving relationships are no sin, friend, the Bible is quite silent on that.
John Thomas My Biblical reference was meant to say John 8:11, when Jesus is speaking directly the woman caught in adultery. Sorry for the mistype. While Jesus certainly loved sinners, he never affirmed their sin. The Bible, beginning with Genesis, consistently affirms marriage as between a man and a woman. Jesus confirms this in Matthew 19:4-5. The Bible defines homosexual relations as sinful (or worse) in Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10.
Dennis Russell Since you mentioned the Samaritan woman at the well: Jesus most certainly had a conversation with her and confronted her for the fact she was with a man who was not her husband.
I am a straight male and, what's more, a lifelong atheist, and I thank you for this from the bottom of my heart.
Hello to Chuck, comment just below mine. I am from Charleston WV but live in OKC now. My husband and I attend Mayflower UCC, an open and affirming congregation. I love my church. We sang this song for our PRIDE service this year. I cried like a baby. So moving and down right real!! I wish I had known Charleston had a Gay Men's chorale when I lived there.
I love this song. Love singing it in church. It's the truth.
I'm a member of the Charleston Gay Men's Chorale (in Charleston, West Virginia). We are rehearsing this wonderful song.
I am doing the solo on Saturday night At St. Paul’s 200th anniversary concert hosted by our wonderful rev Teressa Sivers
Mark, I met you last year at Montreat. This song really spoke to me. After the shootings in Orlando, this is what came to mind. All of those beautiful souls were children of God.
Beautiful, deep song. We sang it today, with a soloist who had a pure, sweet, child-like voice. Many of us had chills. We are also a church that is a Reconciling in Christ congregation, hard won in over 20 years of exploration in our Lutheran denomination. This is from a former Methodist preacher's kid. Bless you for this tremendous gift in song and melody.
Thank you for this, Mark! Love everything about this piece. Continuing to sing this in support of beloved brothers and sisters. 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🙏🏻
Been hearing this one quite a bit lately. So beautiful. I boohoo every time. Powerful.
Thank you, Jonathan!
Mark, I met you at New England Annual Conference this week. Yes, my dear...don't EVER forget that you are most definitely a child of God. I am not one to cry in public, and this song made me weep every time I heard it in worship. It convicted me in so many ways. You and your family are in my prayers. So glad that I got to meet you, Brother in Christ!
One of my favorite songs ever. Thank you. My youth are singing in October!
Thank you for this important beautiful reminder for everyone!
Years ago you told me the music was coming to you so fast, and you had to write as long as it came. It is still coming! Praise be to God! You are a witness, and a precious child of God. Thank you!
My friend introduced me to your song this morning. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. I can't stop listening.
I can't wait until our choir director sings it on Sunday morning!
A wonderful friend send me this track a while back in response to a difficulty in my personal life... we sang it this morning at Lake Junaluska. Thank you, Mark. ❤💛💚💙💜
Thank you, Mark! I'm sorry you needed to write this song for those who continue to make others feel less than a worthy child of God. Please keep writing until all can see and hear!
This song is so powerful! I'm so glad I got to hear it last weekend, and I've shared it with about a dozen folks from my church. Thank you, thank you!
Nice song. More than that, I loudly applaud your efforts to remind people that which the church seems to have forgotten (and exactly as you've stated) that they are indeed children of God and worthy of the churches respect, not scorn. Thank you.
We sang this awesome song last month at a youth retreat. Thank you!
Brought me to tears. Thank you.
How amazing to have this recording from the day you wrote it. Thank you for your witness, Mark.
This is such a beautiful song - thank you so much!
absolutely beautiful
THank you, Mark. So much.
SANG BABY!!!
AMEN!!!!
Hello Mark! Beautiful song! Will you have the score?
Does anyone have the lyrics transcribed?
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Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, AND FROM NOW ON SIN NO MORE.”
Matthew 8:11
We want to leave off that last part when it comes to our sinful desires and actions.
You mean, like the sinful desire to stand in judgement of a fellow sibling in Christ? Or did you mean the sinful action of calling profane that which the Lord has made clean?
First the log, then the speck, friend.
Tom Ryberg First of all, standing for Biblical truth and defending the Word of God is not the same as "standing in judgment", which I agree is wrong. Secondly, the Lord makes sinners clean, but never calls sin clean. The Bible consistently warns us to repent and turn from our sins.
Dennis Russell did you even listen to the video? Anyhow, perhaps a better translation of this story, of the woman at the well, is that Jesus is peaking to his disciples that they go and "sin no more" with their condemning of others... Jesus doesn't speak to the woman (there's no punctuation in the Greek text). Of course, LGBT loving relationships are no sin, friend, the Bible is quite silent on that.
John Thomas My Biblical reference was meant to say John 8:11, when Jesus is speaking directly the woman caught in adultery. Sorry for the mistype. While Jesus certainly loved sinners, he never affirmed their sin.
The Bible, beginning with Genesis, consistently affirms marriage as between a man and a woman. Jesus confirms this in Matthew 19:4-5. The Bible defines homosexual relations as sinful (or worse) in Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10.
Dennis Russell Since you mentioned the Samaritan woman at the well: Jesus most certainly had a conversation with her and confronted her for the fact she was with a man who was not her husband.