Chapter Seventeen: On Ramp Angels ~ Steve Bell
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: ON RAMP ANGELS
If a friend is someone who will be silent with me in a moment of despair or confusion,
who can stay with me in an hour of grief,
who can tolerate not knowing,
not curing,
not healing
and face with me the reality of my powerlessness – as Henri Nouwen so powerfully suggests -
then is it so wrong Lord if I don’t want you to be my friend?
I want you to take the pain away.
But if not my friend, then who are you?
Who are you?
Do you hug?
Steve Bell is a two-time Juno and multi-award winning singer-songwriter whose life has revolved around music from his earliest years. He is also the co-founder of Signpost Music. His celebrated career has yielded many highly-successful solo albums, concert videos and an extensive touring schedule throughout North America and the world. Steve has a deep concern for issues of poverty and injustice, which is reflected in both his songwriting and his personal involvement in, and endorsement of, several poverty reduction and awareness campaigns and community-building initiatives.