Another reason to look forward to March 6th? Jason Gray's superb debut, "All the Lovely Losers." Gray shares the story behind "The Cut" here.
A friend of mine had visited a winery and told me about the way this particular vineyard harvests their grapes. They will go out when the vines are first beginning to bear fruit and they will cut off the grapes and throw them away. My friend was told that by doing this, the grapes that follow will grow heartier and more flavorful. It was a terrifying story to me.
I understand the concept of God pruning away whatever doesn’t bear fruit in my life, but the thought that He may even come after fruit-bearing areas of my life is distressing. (How many of the “good” things I do – giving to the poor, ministry, etc. – do I do in hopes that God will leave me alone?) And yet I have to trust that any time the pruning blade is put to my life, it is to make room for new growth. Sometimes this trust is the only thing we have to anaesthetize us to the pain of the cut.
To hear "The Cut" go to www.myspace.com/jasongraymusic . Click here to read the Suite preview of "All the Lovely Losers."
