De La Mennais Brothers: Making Jesus Christ better known and loved by young people

A cover of Audrey Assad's worship song "Good To Me"... with more birdsong at the end. Apologies if I look a little distracted towards the start... our regular visitor the crow was walking towards me cocking his head! I'll have to try and do a video with him in the background at some point. Lyrics: I put all my hope On the truth of Your promise And I steady my heart On the ground of Your goodness When I'm bowed down with sorrow I will lift up Your name And the foxes in the vineyard Will not steal my joy Because You are good to me, good to me You are good to me, good to me You are good to me And I lift my eyes To the hills where my help is found Your voice fills the night Raise my head up and hear the sound Though fires burn all around me I will praise You, my God And the foxes in the vineyard Will not steal my joy Because You are good to me, good to me You are good to me, good to me You are good to me Your goodness and mercy shall follow me All my life I...

For my fellow school Chaplains, teachers, all those involved in education in Britain and N. Ireland. Today is a day unlike any other we have experienced or will (hopefully) ever experience again. Our students, especially those in Yr. 6, Yr. 11 and Yr. 13, will be feeling a complex mixture of emotions and many will be upset at not having the chance to properly celebrate the end of this particular educational cycle. They are going to need our ongoing support and prayers over these coming weeks and months through whatever communication/distance learning system your school has in place (Google Drive/Classroom, for example).  We need to also support and lift up each other. Keep in regular contact, share the good stuff, but also find those with whom you can share the bad stuff, because we are all going to need to offload at some point. Be there for others as you would want them to be there for you. I have a gut feeling that in the midst of all that is happening right now, the seeds of s...

Thanks to Rend Collective for this brilliant worship anthem which has become a favourite of our pupils here in Liverpool and in my religious order's young adults network (the De La Mennais Brothers). May Jesus be the lighthouse who brings you safe to shore during these troubled times. Originally recorded yesterday for a dear friend currently in hospital after a road accident. I thought I'd also share it with the wider world as my little contribution to the light that we are all being called to share with each other. I might record a few more "standards" from our school worship song repertoire if people think it would be worthwhile.