Wayfaring Stranger

I was that man once. Actually, no, more than once; more like weekly. However, it's ok because I always find myself and set myself right again. Usually repairing myself consists of simple and trivial prayers or strumming the strings on my guitar or fingering the keys on my piano. And it came to me... wow. Music has always been my release since I was a kid. I used to sneak my moms Sony walkman into my bedroom at night and listen to the radio or my Michael Jackson casettes as I fell asleep. To this day, music is still my passion and the core of my heart. If you asked me two or three years ago I would had told you that I wanted to be touring around and selling some smooth ballad R&B hits that put Marvin Gaye and the great poet Lord Byron to shame. But today, as I have mentally, physically and spiritually grown, I just want to do my personal music on the side for fun and just try to help others through music. Hopefully its form and expression can touch their hearts the way it has mine.

I had decided I want to try something. I want people to truly know how God has affected and molded my life. The fact that I don't swear, drink, smoke, or believe in sex before marriage doesn't seem obvious enough to those around me that it's because of my happiness through Him I don't need those things. I mean, I work with a guy that teaches a Sunday school class and is also a deacon in his church and he swears in every other word. I think his version of 'Uh..." and 'well...." is replaced with the 'F" word. Yeah, that's the type of person I want to show me God's grace and love. So, this week I decided I want to try to connect to others through music. Maybe God will touch me somehow and let my music project work for His glory. I am recording a number of Christian songs and hymns that have touched me in some way and I am putting all my heart and energies into them. I am putting my own material on hold and trying my best to make these songs fun but also pure. After I get around 6-7, I will throw them onto 200+ CD's and pass them around the company for free and just hope at least one person listens and is like,

"Wow... he really likes God. Wonder what He's done for him... wonder if He could do something for me."

So, I leave you with my version I completed in 4 days of the old time spiritual Wayfaring Stranger... played a little dirty and with some bluesy attitude. Enjoy and I love you.

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