The Hollows of Grace

The Hollows of Grace

[Intro]

(Slow, haunting fingerstyle guitar with a deep, woody tone)
(Low hum of an upright bass)
(Distant, mournful cello note)

[Verse 1]

I stood tall in the halls of the heavy-handed
With a name that tasted like a king
I was the judge, the hunter, the high-commanded
Until the silence started to sing
Three days of dark to break my pride
Then fourteen years to wither inside
I traded my rank for a lowly place
And found my name in the hollows of grace.

[Chorus]

So pin my ear to the Master’s door
I don’t want my freedom anymore
Let me grow small while He grows tall
I’m a servant now, at the beck and call
I’m a love-slave bound by a choice I made
To reach the ones that the church mislaid.

[Verse 2]

The religious men, they love their gates
Choosing who’s worthy and sealing their fates
But I see the taxman, the outcast, the “vile”
And I meet their eyes with a brother’s smile
My former life?
It’s nothing but waste Just skubala (crap) with a bitter taste
I won’t look down from a judging floor
When I’m just a slave at the Master’s door.

[Bridge]

(Music thins out to just piano and a single guitar string)
The elites are gonna be in for a shock
When they see the outcasts on the Rock
The ones they called a “sin” and a shame
Are the ones who carry the Master’s name
My mark isn’t silver, my mark isn’t gold
It’s a hole in my ear that says I’ve been sold.

[Chorus]

(Vocal becomes more raw and raspy)
So pin my ear to the Master’s door
I don’t want my freedom anymore
Let me grow small while He grows tall
I’m a servant now, at the beck and call
I’m a love-slave bound by a choice I made
To reach the ones that the church mislaid.

[Outro]

I’m little, I’m small, I’m finally Paul Just a marked-up man at the Master’s call Listening close with a pierced-up ear To tell the outcasts: “The Master’s here”.

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From the kingship of Saul to the radical "smallness" of Paul. Discover the power of becoming a bondservant and choosing the Master’s doorpost over human status. 🎸🔥 #Bondservant #Smallness #RadicalGrace

https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/the-hollows-of-grace/

A quotation from A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 7 “Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest” (1926)

More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80809/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #aamilne #winniethepooh #piglet #braveness #courage #pluck #size #smallness #weakness

I wrote 'On Smallness and Power' back in 2018.

I think a lot of effort has gone into convincing people to feel powerless, or to feel empowered by things which don't actually achieve much, and certainly don't threaten the status quo.

It's easy to feel small, in a neoliberal society. To feel like none of the options we're presented with will make much difference. Which they probably won't - that's why we need to look out for courses of action that we're *not* presented with.

Anyway, I made a recording and put it on #SoundCloud. I'll be turning it into a video soon, but for now here's the #audio:
On #Smallness and #Power -
https://on.soundcloud.com/88GXd

Fediverse server admins: have you considered putting a limit on the number of people that can join your instance?

If not, please do.

(This should really be a feature in fediverse servers like Mastodon, etc. “Max occupancy” or something with an auto-shutoff when it’s reached.)

Remember, small is beautiful ;)

If nothing else, I’m sure none of you want to become mini Zuckerbergs or Musks – eww – so let’s make sure we set the right incentives from the start.

#fediverse #scale #smallness