Music as a Bridge to Abortion Healing
Steven Siler, Dove Award winning songwriter, singer and founder of Music for the Soul, says this about music.
“In this day and age there seems to be very few concepts upon which we can all agree. I’d like to suggest that there are two important, timeless realities upon which we can all agree. First, that all human beings have a deep desire to know that they are not alone. Second, music has the unique ability to speak to us in a way that connects us to our deepest emotions and helps us to express the inexpressible. What is the power of a song? It is an agent of life changing healing for those dealing with issues of trauma, grief, and other disruptive life events.”
Contact us at Support After Abortion, we would be honored to walk alongside you as you navigate your healing journey. www.supportafterabortion.com or 844-289-HOPE (4673).
Hidden Things
If you want, read the lyrics before listening to the song. While listening, close your eyes. Keep a journal and pen nearby as you may want to write down your thoughts.
Reflection and Journaling
- What did you experience while listening to this song?
- What did you think?
- What did you feel?
- What is the difference between guilt and shame?
- Which can you relate to the most?
- This song is about shame, how have you seen shame in your life relative to your abortion experience?
Hidden Things
Hidden Things: Lyrics
Hidden Things
Words & Music by Gina Boe, Lisa Qualsett, & Sue Smith
Behind the eyes a world unseen
of sleepless nights and silent screams
The self-inflicted suffering
Of slavery to hidden things
Buried in the darkest part
Shame and secrets rule my heart
Begging for the light to bring
Rescue from these hidden things
All these choices I have made
Break me in the deepest place
Can what’s been ruined ever be redeemed?
Is there hope for hidden things?
So much I feel but try to hide
The guilt and grief I hold inside
I wrestle with the memories
To keep them with the hidden things
All these choices I have made
Break me in the deepest place
Can what’s been ruined ever be redeemed?
Is there hope for hidden things?
Bolt and chain it with a smile
Hold the pain back
Hold the pain back
Bolt and chain it with a smile
If only for a little while
All these choices I have made
Break me in the deepest place
Can what’s been ruined ever be redeemed?
Is there hope for hidden things?
© Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Songs / Songs From Bobb Avenue/WillyDot Music (BMI) / EnCorps Songs / Song corps publishing BMI
Your Life Has Made a Difference
This song is about grieving your loss and finding closure. This song is about grieving your loss and finding closure. As people impacted by abortion begin to understand their child’s life has meaning and purpose, they find it healing to name their child or create some kind of memorial like planting a tree or flower garden in their honor.
If you want, read the lyrics before listening to the song. If you want, read the lyrics before listening to the song. While listening, close your eyes. Keep a journal and pen nearby as you may want to write down your thoughts.
Reflection and Journaling
- What did you experience while listening to this song?
- What did you think?
- What did you feel?
- Some individuals have considered the following activities helpful in bringing dignity and purpose to their child’s life. There’s no pressure to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
- Name your child, get a sense of your child’s personality, even looks.
- Write a letter to your child or a poem or draw a picture.
- This song is about closure and what’s next. Describe how this process has been for you?
- How are you different today from when you started your healing?
- For those who are using this journal as part of an abortion healing support group, how are you different today then when you began your healing journey?
Your Life Has Made a Difference
Your Life Has Made a Difference: Lyrics
Your Life Has Made a Difference
Words & Music by Gwen Smith & Steve Siler
You were real
You were here
My world changed forever
Because you lived and died
I was lost
Now I’m found
Your spirit is in Heaven
and cannot be denied
And so I give you a name
I light a candle in your honor
I will share the things you’ve taught me
and help others find their hope
I will tell the story
of a broken heart set free
And in everything I do become a witness
Your life has made a difference
You were flesh
You were soul
Something deep inside me
Transforming me with life
There was fear
Now there’s love
You’re forever with me
A never-ending light
So I lift up your name
Light a candle in your honor
I will share the things you’ve taught me
and help others find their hope
I will tell the story
of a broken heart set free
And in everything I do become a witness
Your life has made a difference
© Audio 31 Music (Administered by Music Services) / Sunday Best Music (Administered by Music Services) / ASCAP / Silerland Music (Administered by Clear Box) ASCAP