Disciplined Spirituality

Bruce Cockburn’s song Dialogue With The Devil powerfully describes the ease of slipping away from the presence of God and into a world of self.

Standing on a rock in a river
Staring at the splintered sun
You could drown yourself in jewels
Like a thousand other fools
While you stand there looking down at what you've won

 

Sitting on a mountain of ashes
Face to face with past regrets
You could roll down to the canyon
Piss away this incarnation
But remember that you pay for what you get

And he says,
"But don't you know
How hard it is
To hit the ground and mean it.
And mean it?"

And he cries,
"Why don't we celebrate?
Why don't we celebrate?
Love can make you sad.