The Dust of Man is what 1980 was: a return to the
pulpit – the lion’s den – the first time you felt the breath of God inside of
you – first time you realized you were mortal and would someday face your
Creator. Maybe you haven’t even come close to this jumping off point yet,
perhaps you are still a lamb and don’t believe in wolves and the destruction
that is caused when they step from the shadows. Beating you down with their
teeth and their claws or with cancer or some other disease you never quite
factored in and your faith is tested. For the first time you are pushed up
against the wall and shown just how futile a struggle is if you don’t believe
in anything.
In 1980
Bob Dylan took it all full circle when he brought songs written prior to his
conversion back into the fold and reminded us that he is still very much a
rolling stone. That nothing had really changed except that his faith had been
resurrected from the dust of man.
The child
becomes a man and puts away childish things or the man becomes a child and puts
away his preoccupation with death. We are all born again, but instead of only
seeing this in relation to Jesus Christ try and understand that you must accept
who you truly are before you can accept a Savior. The question is how can you
ask for God’s forgiveness if you refuse to first forgive yourself. In 1980 Bob
Dylan was doing just that.
Charles Cicirella
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