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I haven't really followed any music for a long time. I have a few CDs that I play in the car. Most of them are country. There are a few rock CDs that I have mostly because they keep me awake and alert when I'm driving at night. I might have heard the name MercyMe long ago, but I can't remember any of their music. What is it about that song that you think is significant? I'm not in Iraq, and I hope I didn't leave that impression.

Bill

MercyMe is a Christian rock group. The song is about what heaven might be like, but it is more than that. I know you are not in Iraq. Let me quote a letter to the group from Lt. Col. Joseph Piek, Task Force Olympia Public Affairs Officer/Mosul, Iraq, that is included in the book "I Can Only Imagine", named for the song:

"Hi. This is Lt. Col. Joseph Piek,and I'm writing to you from Mosul, IRAQ." snip "Just last week I bought a MercyMe CD with "I Can Only Imagine." Our Brigade Chaplain, Major Wayne Garcia, and I walk around our compound at night singing this song.."
"A few nights ago, we lost our first soldier to hostile fire--an improvised explosive device, or IED as they've become known. A friend of the soldier who died sought me out right after the incident. We talked and prayed, and comforted each other. When I finally got to my bunk that night, I played "I Can Only Imagine" until the batteries ran out in my CD player."

"I'm sure this song has brought comfort and healing to thousands of people and this past Monday night, Feb. 16, it brought great comfort to me."

After MercyMe got that letter, they sent boxes of CDs to Lt Col. Piek who distributed them to their soldiers. He wrote back, "In distributing them, it has given me an opportunity to tell my story of how Bart's "I Can Only Imagine" touched me. The CD's have brightened many soldiers' spirits. Thank you so much."

The book is filled with testimonies from people of all walks of life who have been healed, touched, and lifted up from desolation by this song and its meaning. It has helped me in my walk since my husband died nearly 5 years ago.

It is a beautiful song, also has a great musical rhythm to it. Listen to it sometime, you might enjoy it and it might "speak" to you, too.