From the recording Shine On, Brothers and Sisters
🌹 A Loving Introduction to Mary Magdalene’s Message & Song
Shine On, Brothers and Sisters
Received and Interpreted by Craig Hendricks
On the evening of July 15, 2025 during our Tuesday Meditation gathering, I received a message from Mary Magdalene that moved with the unmistakable resonance of divine compassion. It came not as instruction, but as invitation—a gentle and powerful call to remember who we are: not as sinners or saints, but as beloved children of the Divine, radiant with light and born of the same sacred source.
At the heart of her message was this question:
Would you choose harmony or disharmony? Oneness or aloneness?
Not as moral absolutes, but as energetic states—ways of walking through this life of trial and learning, in resonance with the Divine or in forgetfulness of it.
Out of that message was born a song:
“Shine On, Brothers and Sisters.”
This song is both a reflection and an activation. It carries the message not just in words but in vibration—blending neo-folk earthiness, symphonic emotion, and spiritual gospel into a prayer of remembrance. It's the kind of song that wants to be both sung and lived.
Lyrics
🎶 “Shine On, Brothers and Sisters”
Words inspired by Mary Magdalene | Song by Craig Hendricks
[Verse 1]
What’s the difference
Between a saint and a sinner?
Both are born of holy flame,
Both are love’s beginner.
But one walks the road in rhythm,
One walks with a heart out of tune—
Still they’re dancing through the same old fire,
Underneath the same old moon.
[Chorus]
Will you walk through these days
In harmony or in harm’s way?
Will you rise with the sun,
Or hide from the light of the day?
This world will try to break you,
But you’ve got the choice to make—
Oneness or aloneness,
Build or break?
[Verse 2]
See the colors in your spirit,
Every soul a sacred hue—
You were painted by the heavens,
And the heavens shine through you.
You're a ripple in the river,
You're a spark in the divine—
And when you shine your color freely,
That light comes back in kind.
[Bridge – Symphonic Build]
So shine it out across the sky,
Your story, your truth, your lullaby.
Let it echo through the canyon walls,
'Til the disharmony falls...
Let your light be multiplied—
A thousand flames in the darkest night...
[Chorus – Refrain with Harmony Vocals]
Will you walk through these days
In harmony or in harm’s way?
Will you rise with the sun,
Or run from the rain when it plays?
This life was never easy,
But your soul was born to sing—
So shine on, brothers and sisters—
Shine like everything.
[Outro – Soft Acoustic Fade]
Shine on, shine on,
Let the light within you fall...
The brightness of heaven
Shines through us all.