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Sir Winton: "I know crowds of people who go to church and synagogue who aren't religious .... religion, in most cases is a facade."

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John Lenon: "Imagine no possessions,...no need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world".

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Marx: "The struggle against religion is ... the struggle against that world whose spiritual aroma is religion".

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Parseus: "someday, someone gonna have take a stand. Someday, someone gonna have to say enough".

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Ben Echo: "If forgiveness is the absence of law enforcement, than forgiveness is nothing but anomie".

Everything That I am



Artist: Phil Collins

Is this my past here before me 
Is this my story unfolding? 
It's all here to discover 
Everything that I am 
Can this be what I`ve been seeking? 
All my life I've been waiting for this 
And now these memories 
Will they make me see more?

Ooh I want to know where I belong 
I want to know where I came from 
I want to know the reason why I'm here 
The way I am 
Feeling the things I feel 
And I want to know the reason why 
It will be hard but I must try 
I wanna understand just who I am 
And why I'm here 
Feeling my things I feel

Is this my family? 
Can it really be them that I see? 
My father and mother 
And in their arms can it really be me 
All these emotions 
I can barely control 
Cause the family I had 
Is not the family I know?

Ooh and I got to know where I belong 
I got to know where I came from 
I got to know the reasons why I'm here 
The way I am 
Feeling the things I feel

These spirits calling me 
Familiar voices haunting 
Disappearing taunting me 
This is the choice I must make

Cause I know where I belong 
I know where I, I came from 
I know the reason why 
I must decide 
And leave here 
The man I am inside

The future is clear for me to see 
To be the man I'm meant to be 
Like my father with my head up high 
Standing tall 
And proud of all 
That I am

I'm a man!

Now Comes the Night


Artist: Rob Thomas

When the hour is upon us
And our beauty surely gone
No you will not be forgotten
No you will not be alone
No you will not be alone

And when the day has all but ended
And our echo starts to fade
No you will not stand alone then
And you will not be afraid
No you will not be afraid

When the fog has finally lifted
From my cold and tired brow
No I will not leave you crying
and I will not let you down
No I will not let you down
No I will not let you down

Now comes the night
Feel it fading away
And the soul underneath
Is it all that remains
So just slide over here
Leave your fear in the fray
Let us hold to each other
Till the end of our days

GKU Surya Utama

Answer


Artist: Sarah McLachlan


I will be the answer
At the end of the line
I will be there for you
While you take the time
In the burning of uncertainty
I will be your solid ground
and I will hold the balance
If you can't look down

If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
Cause I can only tell you what I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright

Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind
Take me to a
Place so holy
That I can wash this from my mind
The memory of choosing not to fight

If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
'Cause I can only tell you what I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all burned out
You'll still be burning so bright

Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind

I Will Remember You


Artist: Sarah McLachlan


I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standin' on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
Though we are screaming inside oh we can't be heard

I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose
But once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

That I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

Let Her Cry


   
Artist: Hootie & The Blowfish
  


She sits alone by a lamppost
Trying to find a thought that’s escaped her mind
She says dad’s the one I love the most
But stipe’s not far behind

She never lets me in
Only tell me where’s she’s been
When she’s had too much to drink
I say that I don’t care I just run my hands
Through her dark hair and then I pray to god
You gotta help me fly away

And just...
Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

This morning I woke up alone
Found a note by the phone
Saying maybe, maybe I’ll be back some day
I wanted to look for you
You walked in I didn’t know just what I should do
So I sat back down and had a beer and felt sorry for
Myself.

Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

-solo-

Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

Last night I tried to leave
Cried so much I just
Could not believe
She was the same girl i
Fell in love with long ago
She went in the back to
Get high
I sat down on my couch
And cried
Yelling oh mama please
Help me
Won’t you hold my hand.

And
Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

Spiritualitas

Beril Huliselan
(Jakarta, 2006)



Idividual and community identities are located in tension between
belonging and difference,historically, culturally, and religiously. 1

Pernyataan ini diuangkapkan oleh Cliver Erricker dan Jane Erricker pada saat mereka mencoba melukiskan tantangan spiritual dalam dunia kontemporer,2 di mana istilah belonging dan diffrence mendapat tempat dalam penelusuran mereka. Setiap individu memiliki kebutuhan untuk menemukan tempatnya di dalam masyarakat (belonging), di mana sense of solidarity, trust, and obligation dibangun. Sebuah kebutuhan yang dipandang menjadi pijakan penting bagi spiritualitas, sebagaimana diungkapkan Cliver dan Jane Erricker: “To speak of belonging is to evoke a sense of the spiritual”.3 Masyarakat yang dibahas oleh Clive dan Jane Erricker adalah masyarakat yang diposisikan secara partikular. Hal ini berarti, apa yang disebut Clive dan Jane Erricker sebagai sense of solidarity, trust, and obligation pada dasarnya terajut dalam partikularitas sosio-kultural tertentu di mana setiap individu mengambil bagian di dalamnya (belonging). Oleh karena itu, apa yang disebut spiritualitas dengan sendirinya terajutan dalam partikularitas sosio-kultural. Hal ini membawa Clive dan Jane Erricker sampai pada pemikiran: “Spirituality does not lie in some nether region of transcendental deliverance but must be grappled with in the politics of this world”.4 Penekanan yang dilakukan oleh Clive dan Jane Erricker tampaknya penting untuk diperhatikan, mengingat semangat pencerahan abad 18 yang berkembang di Eropa menghasilkan diferensiasi terhadap berbagai aspek kehidupan sosio-kultural (ekonomi, politik, ilmu pengetahuan, agama dan sebagainya); dalam konteks ini, agama diposisikan ke dalam private sphere of life. Kecenderungan ini berjalan dalam semangat untuk menemukan spesifikasi dari berbagai aspek tersebut; setiap aspek dipandang memiliki esensinya tersendiri. Semangat seperti ini ikut mempengaruhi penelusuran terhadap agama, karena itu berkembang obsesi intelektual untuk menemukan spesifikasi (esensi) dari agama; agama tidak lebih dari sebuah feature dalam kehidupan sosio-kultural. Dalam pengamatan Jeremy Carrette dan Richard King, kecenderungan ini, terkait dengan persoalan spiritualitas, memiliki kelemahan yang akut:5 “The desire to attribute a universal essence to the meaning of spirituality also ignores the historical and cultural traces and differences in the uses of the term. Searching for an overarching definition of 'spirituality' only ends up missing the specific historical location of each use of the term. There is no view from nowhere - no Archimedian point outside of history - from which one could determine a fixed and universal meaning for the term 'spirituality'”.

None But Jesus



Hillsong



In the quiet, in the stillness
I know that you are God
In the secret of your presence
I know there I am restored
When you call I won't refuse
Each new day, again I'll choose

There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise

In the chaos, in confusion
I know you're sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do your will
When you call I won't delay
This my song through all my days

There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise

I am yours and you are mine...

All my delight is in you Lord
All of my hope
All of my strength
All my delight is in you Lord
Forevermore

When I'm Back on My Feet Again


Artist: Michael Bolton

Gonna break from these chains around me
Gonna learn to fly again
May be hard, may be hard
But I'll do it
When I'm back on my feet again

Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Might take time, might take time
But I'll see it
When I'm back on my feet again

CHORUS:
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll walk proud down that street again
And they'll all look at me again
And they'll see that I'm strong

Gonna hear the children laughing
Gonna hear the voices sing
Won't be long, won't be long
Till I hear them
When I'm back on my feet again

Gonna feel the sweet light of heaven
Shining down its light on me
One sweet day, one sweet day
I will feel it
When I'm back on my feet again

CHORUS:
And I'm not gonna crawl again
I will learn to stand tall again
No I'm not gonna fool again
Cos I'll learn to be strong

Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Won't be long, won't be long
Till I see it
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll be back on my feet again

We Will Not Go Down



Artist: Michael  Heart


A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they're dead or alive

They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who's wrong or right

But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight

We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

Easy/Lucky/Free



Artist(Band):Bright Eyes 


Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough
They got refrigerators full of blood
Another century spent pointing guns
At anything that moves
Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot
My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts
I never really dreamed of heaven much
Until we put him in the ground

But it's all I'm doing now
Listening for patterns in the sound
Of an endless static sea
But once the satellite's deceased
It blows like garbage through the streets
Of the night sky to infinity

But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky
Honey, don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free

Don't be a criminal in this police state
You better shop and eat and procreate
You got vacation days then you might escape
To a condo on the coast

I set my watch to the atomic clock
I hear the crowd count down til the bomb gets dropped
I always figured there'd be time enough
I never let it get me down

But I can't help it now
Looking for faces in the clouds
I got some friends I barely see
But we're all planning to meet
We'll lay in bags as dead as leaves
All together for eternity

But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is no one as lucky
Honey, don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free
Or free, or free, or free
There's nothing, there's nothing, there's nothing...