Pacing the Cage: The Prophetic Hope of Bruce Cockburn by Brian Walsh Republished with permission from www.huffingtonpost.com Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it’s pointing toward These lines, from Bruce Cockburn’s hauntingly beautiful song “Pacing the Cage,” have been my constant companions as I have been reflecting on the year that was and the year that is to come.