“Every song has a story and, every story…a song.”
Speak Lord I Am Listening
“…Speak Lord I am listening and I pray that I might hear You, not with ears but in my heart.”
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Speak Lord I Am Listening
This is unfortunate but true; I have no recollection of writing Speak Lord I Am Listening. I know it was written between 1980 and 1981. I know it was written in my home in Portland. I remember it being mid-afternoon and I remember reading a book by Fr John Powell, SJ called “Unconditional Love” at the time. Fr Powell was telling a story in his book about a teen who was dying of cancer and he and the teen were talking about God speaking through his suffering; a voice of love and consolation but a voice that could not be heard with just the ear, but only in the heart.
This is unusual for me not to remember anything about the origin of a song because I hold so much value in the story behind; well, everything. But I have no memory of writing it. And further, I don’t recall why I wanted it recorded.