He's "big enough"
Broken heart I try to hide
I need You to see me
Sweep away the shards of pain
Your beauty in me revealing
I'm afraid You won't hear me when I call
my God, my Salvation
Will You be near me when I fall?
my God, my Salvation
And if Your praises cease on my lips
Will you still call me Your own?
My God, why have You forsaken me?
Hear my cry I pray!
My God, as surely as You give
You have taken away
my God, my Salvation
A true heart to You I bring
You vanquished all pretending
Creator King of all of me
From this pain bring beauty freeing
I'm afraid You won't hear me when I call
my God, my Salvation
Will You be near me when I fall?
my God, my Salvation
And if Your praises cease on my lips
Will you still call me Your own?
My God, why have You forsaken me?
Hear my cry I pray!
My God, as surely as You give
You have taken away
my God, my Salvation
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
You are still the same
In the midst of the joy
Or the agonizing pain
Friday evenings are family night at our house and tomorrow night our family is staying at a local mission-turned shelter to give the operators there a break and a chance to be home with their family for an evening. We feel blessed to get to spend some time with the evacuees, it's going to be a great family night we can hardly wait. The above lyrics came out of a time of frustration in my personal life and are a little bit of Psalm 25, and Job 1 combined with a desire for authenticity in my worship. Thoughts such as those above are ones we are trying to keep in mind as we serve and pray for the evacuees and trying to stay away from telling them how to feel as they go through this. It's ok, God can handle it and can even be honored as we struggle with pain. I am glad He's "big enough."
Copyright 2005
posted by Jessica | 9:08 AM
3 Comments:
I really miss hearing all of your new songs. I still get some of them stuck in my head sometimes.
wow, thanks. we miss sharing our new songs with you guys too. still thinking about trying to get published... just seems like a daunting task. talk to you soon!
Awww c'mon now! I agree with you about Warren's "papal" status, but I'm not sure whether he deserves to be the straw man.
Once you're published you're effectively owned by the publisher. Rick Warren has become a brand, and the populace has become enthusiastic consumers of that brand.
Before "The Purpose-Driven Life" we had a bunch of "Prayer of Jabez" folks. Rick Warren became the Evangelical Pope, just like the Prayer of Jabez became the Evangelical Rosary. They're both examples of good intentions that were affected by hype, secular media and popular demand.
Respectfully,
Scott
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