[Dialogue] Fw: Singing and Planting for Peace

[Janice Ulangca]

The combination of the photos and the lyrics to the song is beautiful.  Click on the UTube link.

Janice

This was sent by Father Jim Dutko, a Greek Orthodox priest.  Before I served on a board with him, my image of a Greek Orthodox priest was someone forever serious and mysterious,  dusty with ancientness.  So I was wrong.  Jim Dutko has  a passion for peace and justice, and a great sense of humor  - his eyes crinkle when he laughs.  Though he does tend to quote church fathers from the 3rd century more than other clergy do.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Fr. Jim Dutko 
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: Singing and Planting for Peace


Here are the lyrics


By Breath

By breath, by blood, by body, by spirit, we are all one


The air that is my breath is the air that you are breathing
And the air that is your breath is the air that I am breathing
The wind rising in my breast is the wind from the east, from the west
>From the north, from the south, breathing in, breathing out
The water that is my blood, my sweat, tears from crying
Is the water that is your blood, your sweat, tears from crying
And the rising of the tide is in our veins and in the ocean wide
We are in the rising steam, rushing river, running stream
The earth is dust, the earth is clay, flow’rs blossoming and fading
We are dust and we are clay, we are blossoming and fading
Every color, every sound, every place is holy ground
Oh, every living thing, can you hear it laugh? Can you hear it sing?
The fire in my heart, my soul flame burning
Is the fire in your heart, your soul flame burning
We are Spirit burning bright, by the light of day, in the dark of night
We are shining like the sun, and like the moon, like the Holy One
By breath, by blood, by body, by spirit, we are all one
© 2003 Sara Thomsen
On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Fr. Jim Dutko wrote:


  The link on u-tube is very beautiful...
     Jim





                     
                            


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