The opening session of Urbana 2012, we sang this song together. But... I could not sing. My throat closed and my eyes filled with tears, as I felt heavy pressure start building in my soul.... my body in a room full of Hearing people singing at the top of their voices, but my mind was miles away...
I love this song. It is full of truth. Divine realities. The whole premise based on the power of HEARING the SOUND of Jesus' name.
Yet, every time I hear it, I'm thrown into a mental battle of making it relevant in my world. HOW do you translate this song into the Deaf world? HOW can it be contextualized to be relevant to a Deaf mind?
This may not be a perfect interpretation but, when I see it, I no longer feel like you have to be hearing to be able to experience the power of Jesus' name. Because another reality is... you don't.
20 January 2013
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Wow, that is an incredible video. I've heard this song before in English, but seeing the ASL gave me a much deeper understanding of it. I love that the signer contextualized it and didn't just translate it directly.
I think about that contextualization question sometimes when I read Bible verses that talk about hearing God's voice, etc. It seems that even Deaf people who are fluent in a written language would have trouble connecting with these verses.
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