For all Christians and Jews reading this next passage, especially Cultural Christians and Cultural Jews, and all narrow minded fanatics of all religion, I ask you to not be too quick to condemn. Please open your mind a bit to understand this solemn prayer. Please take the time to listen.
Yahweh
Written and sung by U2
from the LP "How to Defuse an Atomic Bomb"
produced by Island Records
copyright © November 2004 U2
lyrics from sing365.comTake these shoes
Click clacking down some dead end street
Take these shoes
And make them fit
Take this shirt
Polyester white trash made in nowhere
Take this shirt
And make it clean, clean
Take this soul
Stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul
And make it singYahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawnTake these hands
Teach them what to carry
Take these hands
Don't make a fist
Take this mouth
So quick to criticise
Take this mouth
Give it a kissYahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawnStill waiting for the dawn, the sun is coming up
The sun is coming up on the ocean
This love is like a drop in the ocean
This love is like a drop in the oceanYahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, tell me now
Why the dark before the dawn?Take this city
A city should be shining on a hill
Take this city
If it be your will
What no man can own, no man can take
Take this heart
Take this heart
Take this heart
And make it break
And I still believe that all religion was originally meant to love. No matter what biggots may claim. We should all tell ourselves that.
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| fERDI:) January 20, 2005 11:01 PM PST  Actually, Yahweh itu adalah nama Tuhan dalam kepercayaan Yahudi, dan itu pun cuma huruf matinya doang (dalam bahasa Ibrani). Nama penuhnya adalah Elohim. Teorinya kalo lu nyebut namanya lu mati (!). Karena Kekristenan itu turunan dari Yudaisme, jadi bisa dibilang Yahweh adalah Tuhan-nya orang Kristen juga. Tapi beberapa teolog Kristen berpendapat nggak ada lagi masalah nyebutin namanya karena 'kita' yang udah 'ditebus' udah memiliki 'hubungan Bapa-Anak' sehingga kita dilarang takut mencari kebenaran tentang Tuhan. Dan ada pendapat bahwa Tuhan adalah Tuhan-nya seluruh manusia, bukan hanya sekelompok orang yang kebetulan berafiliasi dengan sebuah institusi sosial tertentu. Yang jadi masalah adalah apakah sang manusia konsisten dalam mencari Tuhan dan bukannya men-Tuhankan dirinya... (alias 'ngaca) Tentunya semua ini adalah kalo nggak salah :) Gua agak kurang ngedalemin banget Judaisme, walau sebenarnya cukup sering kebetulan ketemu di sini-situ, selain juga pelajaran-pelajaran sekolah minggu. Dan (sekali lagi kalo nggak salah) ada tradisi kaum Yahudi untuk nggak pernah ngebiarin orang non-Yahudi sekalipun menatap kitab Torah (alias Taurat) mereka. Jadi ada baiknya lu google aja Sie buat lebih jelasnya... | ||
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| sie January 20, 2005 01:46 PM PST yahweh itu kalo ga salah co dan ce dalam bahasa Yahudi bukan?... simbol balance gitu kaya yin yang... ini kalo ga salah gitu.. bener ga fer? | ||
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