Why It Matters
Why do the arts matter? Why does Beauty matter?
I don’t believe I have ever heard a better explanation than the song Why It Matters, by Sara Groves. I can still remember Gina coming to me years ago while I typed away at my first novel, battling discouragement (as always), and saying, “This song is what you’re doing.”
I hope so! Even if it’s just in a small way for a few people, I hope so.
We love Sara Groves in our home and this is one of many reasons why. She (like Andrew Peterson) always seems to be singing about our life. Do you have that experience too?
Thank you, Sara. Like a single cup of water, oh it matters.
Lyrics below. Here’s the record, Add to the Beauty (and it’s wonderful).
Why It Matters by Sara Groves
Sit with me and tell me once again
Of the story that’s been told us
Of the power that will hold us
Of the beauty, of the beauty
Why it matters
Speak to me until I understand
Why our thinking and creating
Why our efforts of narrating
About the beauty, of the beauty
And why it matters
Like the statue in the park
Of this war torn town
And it’s protest of the darkness
And the chaos all around
With its beauty, how it matters
How it matters
Show me the love that never fails
The compassion and attention
Midst confusion and dissension
Like small ramparts for the soul
How it matters
Like a single cup of water
How it matters
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Are there other songs, or expressions of soul, that are like this for you?Â
