Communion & Compassion
Listen to this articleThe saintly fool and the cavalry
I’ve been them both to some degree
Professing truth from the corner box
EMT, then throwing rocks
Yet, despite these contradictions and the human this hypocracy displays
I’m growing in the spirit
Of the one who knows my heart and holds my days
The die was cast at an early age
Still now and then I skip a page
Forcing me to about face
A proper stance to fill this space
With the wisdom I was missing in the frantic pace to close another year
Communion and compassion
A perfect team to overcome this fear
Please don’t misunderstand me
Don’t assume my life’s a pure disaster
From every indication, there are many days I seem to get it right
Believe me when I tell you
It’s not the many days that he is after
But, a willing heart committed to living every moment in his light
The story ends on a higher note
Takes more than strength to stay afloat
His saving grace has rescued me
From all my schemes and strategies
With every fading sunset, through each new day and everywhere I roam
His love blows through my purpose
Like a wind against my back, to lead me home
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Bob Reilly, a Washington / Baltimore nativer has worked with a number of bands including Watercress & Chula; mostly playing in coffeehouses, universities and small clubs on the East Coast. In the 1990’s, he co-founded , Open Circle, a mid-Atlantic music collaboration, and released two recordings – Unity and Children of God. In 2005 he founded Weinot Productions, an arts advocacy company and produced two Weinot Productions studio projects – The Journey Home and Perfect Love. More recently, he has been the lead singer and guitarist for an alternative Christian folk-rock group called the BRIDGE. In 2006 Weinot Productions, released “Unexpected Ways,” which contained 11 Reilly originals performed by members of the the BRIDGE and other studio musicians. For more information visit Bob on Facebook at Bob Reilly / Weinot Productions Bob Reilly & Joe Goulait Music.
