From the Podcast AWEN CALLING – LISTEN NOW! open.spotify.com/show/1O2CN47Gk3hPMKbs4cqiKT From EPISODE 3: Magic Circles and Broken Walls * * * * * * * * * * We all have stretches of our lives which have fallen into disrepair, been neglected, or been wilfully broken down by others – like the old drystone wall in our our podcast (link above). But when we get broken it is only to be healed, and to equip us to heal others. Self-sacrifice is an integral part of spirituality. To lay our own lives down – our time and our efforts – on behalf of another, is the highest calibre of karmic acts, and helps mend ourselves in the process. A spiritually-minded person will always aim to be, as the Tanakh puts it, ‘a rebuilder of broken walls, a restorer of streets with dwellings’.

LYRICS

I can't recast your story Or overwrite the past Find some meaning in your pain Some reason for your path I am no better angel Who'll steer you to the light Adjust the faulty brushwork Bleach the canvas white But I’ll lay a promise down And set it in stone To rebuild your broken walls To ford your past experiences Walk behind you as you cross Lest the fear of failure follow Lest you lose yourself in loss And I’ll lay my banners down And my hopes disown To rebuild your broken walls

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released January 10, 2024 Music and lyrics: Michael Sebastien Vocals: Elizabeth Jardine Fiddle: Gina Griffin Guitars: Michael Sebastien Mix: Louis Janota Mastering: Mia Sowden

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