Don't Fence Me In
Posted by: al <al@...>
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” — John 8:32
A popular song in the ’40’s was “Don’t Fence Me In,” written by Cole Porter. It has been recorded by several artists including Bing Crosby, Roy Rogers, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and even Clint Eastwood. More recently Harry Connick, Jr. recorded a great version of this song on his “30” album. I like it.
The gist of the song is about not wanting to get hemmed in or “boxed-in” an enclosed area. One of the lyrics goes…
The last verse says…
I would apply this song in the spiritual realm. I suffer from acute spiritual claustrophobia. I can’t stand to be confined to one small ecclesiastical camp. The body of Christ is bigger than one elite group of churches. I need spiritual elbow room. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY” (2 Cor. 3;17). I need space to breathe spiritually and worship God in spirit and in truth. I can’t do this while corralled within the fences of legalism, denominationalism, and a restricted elitism (Gal. 5:1).
As the old-time evangelist, Gypsy Smith used to say, “I was born in a field; don’t try to put me in a flowerpot.” Amen!
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