{"id":3327,"date":"2012-02-18T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T21:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2012-02-18T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T21:27:08","slug":"the-wandering-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2012\/02\/the-wandering-soul.html","title":{"rendered":"The Wandering Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read these lyrics by John Denver and was deeply moved. It was the last song he ever wrote.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Wandering Soul\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDK3XK_8lNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this magic hour of softening light<br \/>\nThe moments in between the day and the night<br \/>\nThe instant when all shadows disappear<br \/>\nThe distance in between the love and the fear<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a longing deep within the wandering soul<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s like the half that understands it once was whole<br \/>\nLike the two who only dream of being one<br \/>\nLike the moon whose only light is in the sun<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a danger in forever looking outside<br \/>\nYou start to believe that all your prayers have been denied<br \/>\nAnd you forget the sound of your own name<br \/>\nAnd thus begins the suffering and the pain<\/p>\n<p>I wanted an answer, I wanted a way<br \/>\nI wanted to know just what to do and what to say<br \/>\nI wanted a reason, I want(ed) to know why<br \/>\nCan there never be heaven right here on Earth and peace inside<\/p>\n<p>Inside my heart<br \/>\nDeep in my soul<br \/>\nWithin each part<br \/>\nAnd in the whole<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a promise in the journeys of the mind<br \/>\nYou begin to believe that there are miracles you will find<br \/>\nAnd that someday you&#8217;ll remember who you are<br \/>\nThe seed within a bright and shining star<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s like the flame that lives within a hungering heart<br \/>\nThat only awaits a gift of love for it to spark<br \/>\nInto a fire that burns forever, endlessly<br \/>\nLike the river that can&#8217;t help but meet the sea<\/p>\n<p>In this magic hour between the dark and the dawn<br \/>\nIn the space between the silence and the song<br \/>\nSuddenly the mystery is clear<br \/>\nThat love is only letting go of fear<\/p>\n<p>Love is the answer and love is the way<br \/>\nLove is in knowing just what to do and what to say<br \/>\nAnd love is the reason, love is the why<br \/>\nAnd love is in heaven right here on Earth and peace inside<\/p>\n<p>Inside your heart<br \/>\nDeep in your soul<br \/>\nWithin each part<br \/>\nAnd in the whole<\/p>\n<p>Love is the answer and love is the way<br \/>\nLove is in knowing just what to do and what to say<br \/>\nLove is the reason, love is the why<br \/>\nAnd love is in heaven right here on Earth and peace inside<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/06\/welcoming-the-angels-home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Calling the angels into your home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read these lyrics by John Denver and was deeply moved. 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