Day 6 -- Bonus: Longing for the Mountain - "Where the Streets Have No Name"

I actually blog these a day ahead of time. So I just wrote day 6 on day 5. My clock hasn't struck midnight yet...and I'm mindful that we're on the 7th Anniversary of 9/11.

The post for today is grounded in Isaiah's vision for reconciled creation, where the warring nations of the world flow to God and his feasst of love and reconcilationa...and where the disparate tribes of humanity are knit into the vision of a new heaven and a new earth.

Of all days, Isaiah's vision is today most poignant. In the mdist of our tragedies, nationally, internationally, personally, we long -- yearn even -- for that place "high on a desert plane, where the streets have no name."

As I meditated on the theme for the day, that of communities of love grounded in an eternal vision, this song came to mind. So whether you like the band U2 or not (they happen to be my favorite) listen to the words, and experience the images in the midst of this days tragedy, and hear the longing for Isaiah's mountain.

The words for the song are printed below. Peace!

I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do

The city's aflood
And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled in dust
I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
Our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, and I see love
See our love turn to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do