Event date: 4/23/2020 Export event Pastor Heidi Johns / Thursday, April 23, 2020 / Categories: Publications, Daily Devotions Daily Devotion One of the victims of COVID-19 is singer/songer writer John Prine, who died on April 7 at 73 years of age. That makes me sad. I have been listening to a lot of Prine’s music lately, especially his last album Tree of Forgiveness, which released in 2018. One of the songs on that album, Boundless Love, has captivated me, because it reminds me of the love Jesus was trying to teach us about. I can imagine the Prodigal Son, in the story that Jesus told, singing this song in response to what he experienced when he got home. Heck, I could sing this song every day in response to how God welcomes me home, to boundless love, every day. “But while the son was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion, the father ran and put his arms around the son and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 Boundless Love by John Prine (Click below to listen) Woke up this morning to a garbage truck Looks like this old horseshoe's done run out of luck If I came home, would you let me in? Fry me some pork chops and forgive my sin? Surround me with your boundless love Confound me with your boundless love I was drowning in the sea, lost as I could be When you found me with your boundless love Sometimes my old heart is like a washing machine It bounces around 'til my soul comes clean And when I'm clean and hung out to dry I'm gonna make you laugh until you cry Surround me with your boundless love Confound me with your boundless love I was drowning in the sea, lost as I could be When you found me with your boundless love If by chance I should find myself at risk A-falling from this jagged cliff I look below, and I look above I'm surrounded by your boundless love Surround me with your boundless love Confound me with your boundless love You dumbfound me with your boundless love You surround me with your boundless love In the end, John Prine died as we all will, surrounded by God’s boundless love….. Trust deeply in that promise, friends. Pastor Heidi Previous Article Daily Devotion Next Article Daily Devotion Print 7959 Rate this article: 5.0 5 comments on article "Daily Devotion" Ann Walker Thank you for this. I remember listening to John Prine with my uncle especially Everybody. We would sit and he would close his eyes and sing every word. We would just sit together with music and feel connected. God’s love connects us all and sometimes in quiet and unexpected ways. How is God surrounding you or connecting you to His boundless love today? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZeFIbYxr0 4/23/2020 11:40 AM Reply to Gary Bates Did not know who John Prine was until listening to a CET broadcast commemorating his life. 2 weeks ago Did not realize how well know he was in the music world. His Boundless Love is a great message. and I greatly appreciated how you displayed the message so it could read while listening to him sing the lyrics. 4/23/2020 3:22 PM Reply to Karen Mazzei We've been listening to that last album alot also since he died. I especially love "When I get to Heaven". Makes me smile every time. 4/23/2020 5:03 PM Reply to Mark Meili I saw that John had passed. Sad indeed. I have listed to his stuff of and on over the years. Folk Music has lots of truth and many times lots of spiritual themes. Thanks for sharing. 4/24/2020 9:05 AM Reply to Beth Luwandi Lofstrom I have always loved John Prine. His music has marked so many times in my life. And now it will mark quarantine of 2020 as well. Thanks for sharing these lovely lyrics today, Pastor Heidi. We love "In spite of Ourselves" and love singing along. ;-) And Amen for the perspective that John is in that Boundless Love. 4/26/2020 1:04 PM Reply to Leave a comment Name: Please enter a name. Email: Please enter an email address. Please enter a valid email address. Comment: Please enter comment. I agree This form collects your name, email, IP address and content so that we can keep track of the comments placed on the website. For more info check our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use where you will get more info on where, how and why we store your data. You must read and accept this rules. Add comment
Ann Walker Thank you for this. I remember listening to John Prine with my uncle especially Everybody. We would sit and he would close his eyes and sing every word. We would just sit together with music and feel connected. God’s love connects us all and sometimes in quiet and unexpected ways. How is God surrounding you or connecting you to His boundless love today? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZeFIbYxr0 4/23/2020 11:40 AM
Gary Bates Did not know who John Prine was until listening to a CET broadcast commemorating his life. 2 weeks ago Did not realize how well know he was in the music world. His Boundless Love is a great message. and I greatly appreciated how you displayed the message so it could read while listening to him sing the lyrics. 4/23/2020 3:22 PM
Karen Mazzei We've been listening to that last album alot also since he died. I especially love "When I get to Heaven". Makes me smile every time. 4/23/2020 5:03 PM
Mark Meili I saw that John had passed. Sad indeed. I have listed to his stuff of and on over the years. Folk Music has lots of truth and many times lots of spiritual themes. Thanks for sharing. 4/24/2020 9:05 AM
Beth Luwandi Lofstrom I have always loved John Prine. His music has marked so many times in my life. And now it will mark quarantine of 2020 as well. Thanks for sharing these lovely lyrics today, Pastor Heidi. We love "In spite of Ourselves" and love singing along. ;-) And Amen for the perspective that John is in that Boundless Love. 4/26/2020 1:04 PM