Replace in you 神の国を探して
#教会 #フィリピン #mission #星空 #忘れらない夜空
1988年だったと思う。私は、教会の友人たちとボランティアのため、
フィリピンへ行った。ミッショナリーな旅な目的だった。
フィリピンに行ったのは、2回目、最初の時は、
アメリカの友人マイク・モラスキーと行って、ビーチとかジャングルでゆっくり遊んでた。
*Mike Morasky < 彼も日本で音楽をやっていたその後、アメリカに帰って、
アメリカのオルタナティブミュージックの先駆者になった。ゲームの音楽もつくってるみたい。
下記にまとめた。
2回目は、本当にいろんなところに行った…というか、ミッショナリーなので行かされた^_^
Shuちゃんとノリコと!
この二人は本当に長い間、友達でありがとうと言いたい!
とても暑い時期で、雨期で、ジメジメしていて、いろいろなハプニングがあって、
苦難の道を進んでいったのを覚えている。
忘れられない2つの出来事のひとつは、
子どもたちの目が本当に輝いていて、いく先々での交流が楽しかった。
Photo by Shu Tomioka
そして、もうひとつはここで、ある村に行った時のこと。
その村は、たぶん、いく前から知らされていたのだろうが、
スラムで、その土地自体がゴミとか牛の糞とかでできているところだということ。
そこで、ボランティアを終わったのが、結構、夜遅くなり、宿泊施設まで歩いて行くことになった。
なんか外は、匂いもすごかったのだけど、街灯もないところを懐中電灯で歩いていった。
ある程度、進むと真っ暗闇の中から、ノリコだと思うけど、
「綺麗…」って声が聞こえた。
空を見上げると満天の星空が僕らを圧倒していた。
本当に空から星が落ちてくるみたいに、
すぐそこにあったミルキーウェイ(天の川)を見て、私はすごく感動した。
*その時の写真があれば、いいけど1988年当時、貧乏な僕は一眼レフとか、そんなもの持っていない。 でも、写真に撮らなくても、心に焼き付いているものの方が綺麗だったりする。
*Shuちゃんとロンドンにて
星空が、宇宙が、僕たちを祝福していると思った。
人生にはいろいろな瞬間がある。この時は、神様からの贈り物に
本当に感動したし、その頃の自分が今の自分を作っている。
まだまだこれからなのだ、みんな!
そんな旅とか、いろいろな人たちに出会えたことから自問自答しながら、
いろいろな出来事にインスパイアされたのが、この曲。
Replace in you ‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God’
Replaced in you
La la la la la la, la la
In the name of Truth and Hope, there were something out of my whole strength.
Every time I thought I could cope, I had full control of all senses.
Only when I was lost, did I finally see the point.
Only when I was lost, blinded by your love.
But you know I will be there, I want to be with you.
You know I am coming through.
the world know it would be true.
So let my love be replaced in you.
La la la la la la, la la
I was looking to see where I am going.
‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God’
That’s line repeats in my heart.
Voices in the shadow of bush calling me.
Only when I was found surrounded by your love.
Only when I was found set free from this pain.
But you know I will be there, I want to be with you.
You know I am coming through.
the world know it would be true.
So let there be love replaced in you.
We’ve got the freedom in this love.
We’ve got the freedom in this love.
We’ve got the freedom in this love.
We’ve got the freedom in this love.
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Mike Morasky >
American composer, director, animator, visual effects artist and programmer working at Valve Corporation. He is best known for composing the music for videogames: Portal 1 & 2, Team Fortress 2 and The Left 4 Dead series.
https://www.discogs.com/ja/artist/554614-Mike-Morasky
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Replace in you
‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God’
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I think that it was 1988. I went to the Philippines for volunteering with my friends from the church.It was a missionary trip.
I went to the Philippines for the second time. The first time I went with Mike Molasky and
it was fun time that hanging around the time in the beach or in the jungle.
The second time, I went to various places, moving all over the city to city... well I got to go ^ _ ^
With Shu and Noriko!
These two people really want to say thank you for being a friend for a long time!
It is a very hot season, and the rainy season, very humid. (suffocatingly)
I remember having various accident and happening and going along the way of suffering.
One of the two unforgettable events was that the eyes of the
Philippine children were really shining and I enjoyed interacting with each other.
And the unforgettable one is what happened when I went to a village.
Perhaps we were informed before we enter the village, it is slum area,
that the land itself is made of garbage or cattle feces.
So, finishing volunteering was quite late at night,
and we decided to walk to the accommodation facility.
Outside, the smell was amazing,
And I walked with a flashlight where there was no street light.
To some extent, it is dark from the darkness,
I think it was Noriko, but I heard a voice
“Beautiful ...".
Looking up at the sky, the sky full of stars overwhelmed us.
I was impressed very much when I saw the Milky Way…
which was their just like a star falling from the sky.
The starry sky and the universe is blessing us.
There are various moments in life. At this time, a gift from God
I was really impressed and I was making myself now.
It's still coming, everyone!
While answering such questions as such a trip and meeting various people,
This song was inspired by various events.
Replace in you ‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God’
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