Country Music

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for country music,
reminding me that every story
is worth singing:
love found, and love lost,
cancer and ticks,
forgetting and remembering,
leaving and coming back.

Blessed are You
for what twin fiddles
and a steel guitar teach us:
that too much of a good thing
is a good thing,
that a man can park under neon lights
and find wisdom over a glass of milk,
that a messy life is paradise,
dancing is better than television,
and if we’re going through hell
to keep on walking.

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for showing up behind the couch
where a little girl hid,
for Hollywood and turnip greens
in the same song,
for Jesus, sex, alcohol, and forever love
in the same world.
When it’s all said and done,
what a beautiful mess we’re in
with You.

First verse:
Inspiration from Brad Paisley

Songs referenced – second verse:
Heartland, George Strait
Too Much of a Good Thing, Alan Jackson
The Good Stuff, Kenny Chesney
Just Another Day in Paradise, Phil Vassar
Why Don’t We Just Dance, Josh Turner
If You’re Going Through Hell, Rodney Atkins

Songs referenced – third verse:
The Little Girl, John Michael Montgomery
Good Directions, Billy Currington
Beautiful Mess, Diamond Rio