Happiness For Blessing

You may have guessed from reading the subheader that I am a Caedmon's Call fan, and you would be right. I love the complexity that they bring to the table, both lyrically and musically. I could go on about exactly why they're my all-time favorite music group, but I don't think we've really been acquainted long enough for me to show you the level of my nerdiness on this matter. Maybe in a few dozen posts or so.

Anyway, the point of letting you in on this part of my life is to tell you that in November, Jodi and I went to go see Caedmon's. I was content just having the tickets, but when we got in, she grabbed my hand and led me up to the second row, front and center. I don't have to tell you that this was a memorable experience for me. They played several of my favorite songs, though not all of them, and some that I think are okay. One of those was "Hold the Light." For some reason, it really resonated with me. Again, (and I really don't mean to beat a dead horse) I was feeling down about my recent lack of a real job, and the lyrics really opened my eyes. Now it is among my favorites.

Today I found a video of the song at that exact concert we were at, so I couldn't not share it: