You Are Mine - Spirituality and Sexuality

Sister Rebecca Shinas singing "You Are Mine," with added commentary in a program on Spirituality and Sexuality.

Becky and I have spent many times singing and playing the guitar together.

YOU ARE MINE-

I will come to you in the silence,
I will lift you from all your fear.
You will hear my voice,
I claim you as my choice.
Be still and know I am here.
I am hope for all who are hopeless,
I am eyes for all who long to see
In the shadows of the night
I will be your light,
Come and rest in me.
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will bring you home;
I love you and you are mine.
I am the strength for all the despairing,
Healing for the ones who dwell in shame,
All the blind will see; the lame will all run free
And all will know my name.
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will bring you home;
I love you and you are mine.
I am the Word that leads all to freedom,
I am the peace the world cannot give,
I will call your name, embracing all your pain.
Stand up, now walk, and Live!
Do not be afraid, I am with you.
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will bring you home;
I love you and you are mine.


From "The Inner Voice of Love," by Father Henri Nouwen.

You have never felt completely safe in your body. But God wants to love you in all that you are, spirit and body. Increasingly, you have come to see your body as an enemy that has to be conquered. But God wants you to befriend your body so that it can be make ready for the Resurrection. When you do not fully own your body, you cannot claim it for an everlasting life.

How then do you bring your body home? By letting it participates in your deepest desire to receive and offer love. Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is to be despised, denied, or repressed. But you have to keep searching for your body's deeper need, the need for genuine love. Every time you are able to go beyond the body's superficial desires for love, you are bringing you body home and moving toward integration and unity.

In Jesus, God took on human flesh. The Spirit of God overshadowed Mary, and in her all enmity between spirit and body was overcome. Thus God's Spirit was united with the human spirit, and the human body became the temple destined to be lifted up into the intimacy of God through the Resurrection. Every human body has been given a new hope, of belonging eternally to the God who created it. Thanks to the Incarnation, you can bring your body home.

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[EMMADOO123]

Thank you for your inspiration. God Bless You

[jhs517]

she is really good!!!! i like how she really sings from her soul.

[greenaddict123]

Sister Rebecca, you are very good! Thank you for the music you share. This is very uplifting.

[DavidAlmine]

@hallpriest9 ........ some nuns have there veil attached that way. she's very good in expressing herself, innocent and inspiring. god bless her and with whom she comes in contact with.

[DavidAlmine]

@hallpriest9 ........ some nuns have there veil attached that way. she's very good in expressing herself, innocent and inspiring. god bless her and with who she comes into contact with.

[hallpriest9]

Not that I'm Catholic, but is her headdress (or whatever the name for that is; if anyone knows, let me know) pushed back a bit relative to its preferred position?

[jeNNj1980]

oH! i love this. One of my favorite spiritual songs + good theme. WONDERFUL! thnk you for sharing your gift with us! =D

[Jim5150jvc]

That's the same kind of guitar strap Ace Frehley from Kiss uses!

[wengdick]

SISTER ACT...

lovely voice, very talented nun

[piazzafan1990]

This was great - couldn't help but sing along.

[youngwarrior777]

Rock On sister!..God Bless you..