I first heard this song during the pandemic and I found myself listening to it over and over and over again imagining what possibilities it brought to my mind for the future.
First of all ‘The Bengsons’ are such a gifted and talented group and live their story through their music. They believe in healing humanity through the practice of living with grace and compassion and dignity not just for themselves but for everyone and everything they encounter.
Once I fell in love with this song I shared it with everyone I could including using it as a reflection during my very next UUCG service during the pandemic.
For that dark unexpected chilling and frightening time it gave me hope – it is filled with a core energy of living through the darkness and uncertainty that life can bring.
I never thought we would be in such a dark place of uncertainty again and yet, here we are. Here we are again wondering every day what happened and what we are going to do about it. I am back again looking for hope and something to get me through the days again.
Now I practice imagining change again. I imagine getting through again. I imagine finding motivation to keep going on again. I imagine finding joy in some little thing every day. I imagine using my rage to clear the cobwebs of my soul and stir me into action. I imagine pollinating joy with my actions. I imagine. I imagine. I keep going on.
~Lydia Patrick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADgJP10Xnq8 (Live Wire’s Virtual Hour interview with Abigail and Sean Bengson about the song)
Oh thank you for reminding us of this awesome song, this amazing difficult moment they sang and prayed into, and for offering us the chance to dive deeper into their interviews and other performances! YES, this is a keep-going-on-song moment. I’m so glad we’re in it together!