Heart and Soul

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As kids, we used to play a fun little piano duet with one another, pounding out the melody and the accompanying chords to the song we never heard on the radio but was just as much a part of us, Heart and Soul.  Only today, after all these years do I stop and wonder if the song actually had lyrics (it did!).

Heart and soul, I fell in love with you, 
Heart and soul, the way a fool would do, 
Madly... 
Because you held me tight, 
And stole a kiss in the night... 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/frank_loesser/heart_and_soul.html ]
Heart and soul, I begged to be adored, 
Lost control, and tumbled overboard, 
Gladly... 
That magic night we kissed, 
There in the moon mist.

Oh! but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling, 
Never before were mine so strangely willing.

But now I see, what one embrace can do, 
Look at me, it's got me loving you, 
Madly... 
That little kiss you stole, 
Held all my heart and soul.

Why, today, was Heart and Soul the tune I found whistling in my head when I awoke?

Maybe it's because these words have been swirling in my head for weeks:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul...

I have found it beyond interesting to discover that the vast majority of times the *soul* is mentioned in the Bible it is partnered with the *heart*.  Deuteronomy, seemingly the longest sermon ever, is Moses' message to the Israelite people before they enter the Promised Land.  And in Deuteronomy, Moses reiterates - no less than nine times - the people are to love God and serve God with their whole heart AND their whole soul.  Nine mentions of the heart and the soul together in the same book certainly gets my attention.  From the very depth of who we are - the command center of our belief system, our passions, our deepest thoughts and desires coupled with the eternal nature of our being, the part of us that is able to connect with the Living God - from this place, we are commanded to engage it all, to commit it all and to give it all in love and service to God with no less passion than when we fall in love on a human level.

We sing this simple chorus at church from time to time - it is the prayer of my heart today.


This is my desire to honor you

Lord with all my heart
I worship you

With all I have within me
I give you praise
All that I adore
is in you

CHORUS:
Lord I give you my heart
I give you my soul
I live for you alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord have your way in me

--Hillsong United