Today is Reformation Day, in honor of Martin Luther and the Reformation that resulted from his 95 Theses nailed to the church door in Wittenberg.
No, I will not be preaching sermons or dissecting doctrines.
Despite its flaws, I enjoy the film Luther, and think the filmmakers did a good job telescoping time and telling an epic story in only two hours. Catholics may not like the film so much, and even many Protestants aren’t happy with it, but I offer solely my opinion.
And one of my favorite songs by Wes King is “Martin Luther” (from The Robe, 1993):
VERSE:
On the eve of All Saints Day
The year was 1517
Absolution paved your way
A piece of silver set you free
One man stood from the rest
Was compelled to confess
CHORUS:
I’m gonna light me on fire
Flames of truth are burnin’ me
I’m gonna light me a fire
The world will come to see
The truth that’s changing me
VERSE:
The chapel ceiling’s austere
No man would dare question Rome
Superstition and fear
Woods filled with fairies and gnomes
The door of Wittenberg
The truth was finally heard (chorus)
BRIDGE:
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I will not
Recant
I cannot
I will not
Recant
Here I stand
VERSE:
Five centuries have come and gone
His flame has not been forgotten
‘Cause today I sing his song
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
With growing certainty
This truth prevails in me (chorus)
Some celebrate Halloween. I celebrate a transformed me.
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