17. Michael Card - Scribbling in the Sand

17. SCRIBBLING IN THE SAND
Scribbling in the Sand: The Best of Michael Card (2002)


Amidst a mob of madmen
She stood frightened and alone
As hate filled voices hissed at him
That she should now be stoned

But in the air around him
Hung a vast and wordless love
Who knows what loom at his lesson
He was in the middle of

At first he faced the fury
Of their self righteous scorn
But then he stooped and at once became
The calm eye of the storm

It was his wordless answer
To their dark and cruel demand
The lifetime in a moment
As he scribbled in the sand

It was silence it was music
It was art it was absurd
He stooped and shouted volumes
Without saying a single word

The same finger
Of the strong hand
That had written ten commands
For now was simply scribbling in the sand

Within the space of space and time
He scribbled in the sand
They cam e to hear and see as much
As they could understand
Now bound by cords of kindness
They couldn't cast a single stone
And Jesus and the women found that they were all alone

It was silence it was music
It was art it was absurd
He stooped and shouted volumes
Without saying a single word

The same finger
Of the strong hand
That had written ten commands
For now was simply scribbling in the sand

Could that same finger come
And trace my souls sacred sand
And make some unexpected space
Where I could understand
That my own condemnation pierced
And broke that gentle hand
That scratched the words I'll never know
Written in the sand

It was silence it was music
It was art it was absurd
He stooped and shouted volumes
Without saying a single word

The same finger
Of the strong hand
That had written ten commands
For now was simply scribbling in the sand

The same finger
Of the strong hand
That had written ten commands
For now was simply scribbling in the sand

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[Sirjames24]

The man is so gifted it scares me.

in a good way !!!

[Shereena57]

"The same finger of the strong hand that had written the 10 commands, for now are simply scribbling in the sand"...........epic

[rosemongolia]

This story comes from the woman caught in adultery the time was lst century in their time they lived by Roman law and the pharasees rewrote the laws of moses 613 laws. I recently heard a message by Joseph Prince who says there was no sand in front of the temple but it is a comparison between when god wrote on the tablets of stone for the people and jesus was writing on the stones the law of moses

[Sahdirah]

Actually, the Bible doesn't say WHAT Jesus did in the sand - the original word can mean EITHER to write or to draw. I have a book by Micheal Card, called Scribbling in the Sand, and what he's pointing out in the song is the power of art - instead of responding to the charged situation, he paused the moment. He knelt down. And he drew. He forced the energy of the situation to change by a simple action, and it turned the responses of the people there.

Listen to the song again. :)

[kernalization]

a milli views !!! ??

[armedconventicle]

Jesus rescued her from CIVIL law - yet he condemned her MORALS - "Go, and sin no more" assumes that she was sinning. Execution was not called for because she was "taken in the act", yet they did not bring the male defendand with her. Some commentators speculate that Jesus may have been scribbling the names of all the men who had been with this woman - including some of the names of her hypocritical accusers. Anyway, Jesus was NOT saying that civil laws can never punish adultery!

[EliasGarvey]

@RenascentRyan Ah. Thanks.

[RenascentRyan]

@EliasGarvey The Bible does not say what he scribbled in the sand, but a popular thought is that He put their sins before them. It's a mystery until we are with Him!

[aitchy821]

I have to say I'm not a huge fan of michael card but the lyrics and music of this song are absolutely amazing!!! Jesus wrote in the sand to take the attention off the woman who the pharisees condemned and put it onto him...the fact that Jesus was the only one there who could cast a stone but he didnt is absolutely awesome!!!