STRENGTH FROM PEACE!!! Rev. James Martin inspires Nicholas Gunty with a message of love & acceptance

In Episode 138 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—musician and producer Nicholas Gunty—most famous for being part of the folk band Frances Luke Accord—interviews James Martin, American Jesuit priest, writer, and editor-at-large of America: the Jesuit Review, as inspiration for a beautiful new solo song called 'Peace on my mind', which will be released as a single on 25th August 2023

Stream the song: https://ffm.to/peaceonmymind

LYRICS

I know I am strong
With peace by my side
The story is power
Will truth out in time?
This one's for all
The shame in our lives
I need you to call me by my name
I need you to let me be my way
The story is power
With peace by my side
I know I am strong
I know I'm alive

Time and again
Building a bridge
Change happens when
they hear what we did
Build with the pen
Building with stone
Building with fire
Building with bone
Burdens are ugly
The burden is real
I know I am strong
I know I will heal
I know what I know
Change happens this way
We work from within
It ripples away
It ripples away

We work from within
We all gotta live
If you felt under-loved
And you're at the edge
Call your nephew and niece
By the name that they choose
Be a sensitive man
Put your skill to good use
Go write a good book
Go write a new song
Go practice your love
With everyone
Make it all real
Make it yourself

Because you are here
And you're nobody else
This one's for all
The love in your heart
I know you are strong
As I fall apart
This one's for all
With peace by their side
With peace in their heart
And peace on their mind

https://www.americamagazine.org/

https://nicholasgunty.com/
https://www.franceslukeaccord.com/

Nicholas Gunty - - - He is the primary writer/producer for the folk band Frances Luke Accord (NPR: “The definition of lean-in music”) and a regular collaborator with Darlingside and Chris Dupont. Nicholas has shared stages with Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and Grammy-nominated guitarist Tim Reynolds.

James J. Martin SJ - - - An American Jesuit Catholic priest, writer, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. A New York Times Best Selling author, Martin's books include The Jesuit Guide to Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and My Life With the Saints.

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