Racism might be the symptom of a greater disease. What I mean is, as a human, I am flawed in that it is difficult for me to consider others before myself. It feels like I have to fight against this force, this current within me that, more often than not, wants to avoid serious issues and please myself, buy things for myself, feed myself, entertain myself, and all of that. All I’m saying is that if we, as a species, could fix our self-absorption, we could end a lot of pain in the world.
-Blue Like Jazz p. 61
man. if we could get rid of self absorption what would things look like huh? makes you think.....and hopefully causes us to look a little more like Christ....
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Know YOU are LOVED
Father how you love me, I’ll never understand,
As I bask under the tree, and the clouds I see,
What is man that you are mindful of me?
The clouds in the purity, a reflection of you,
They float by your direction, as you do what you do.
You place the flower in the place you want it to grow,
Teach me my plot and land that only you know.
The trees range from the light yellow to the darkest of green,
All creatures on earth you have made and seen.
The red ant scurries along to toil and to strive,
How can I rest forever in this simplicity of being alive?
There’s a longing in my inner heart to love the very one who made my being,
I want to reflect to the world the power of His joy and freeing.
To the child who cries over there,
Know you are loved
Come to our Father and lay out your heart bare.
To the young woman who awaits for her knight in shining armor to sweep her away,
Know you are loved
Don’t hide away in your dreams of what may be,
Reality is here, live out loud your life, today.
To the young man working hard and pushing himself to be the best,
Know you are loved
The Father smiles His approval, breathe in and may your spirit rest.
To the couple in love anticipating their next chapter and longing for its start,
Know you are loved
And the fullness of the Lord’s love longs for the top priority in your heart.
To the wife who feels deserted with only her children at her side,
Know you are loved
Come to the garden, meet with your husband, your maker, Come and abide.
To the widowed man whose spirit aches as he cries alone in the night,
Know you are loved
Tell it to Jesus, you are precious and treasured in His sight.
I lay under this sky, the canopy over us all,
Run and meet me here. Do not tarry, do not stall.
Bring your worries, your pains, and your fears. Truth and freedom cry out come and be Healed,
Blood was shed to heal us inside and out, on a hill at Calvary this payment was spilled.
Oh heart within there’s rest to be found,
Know you are loved
Run into His healing arms where love forever will abound.
As I bask under the tree, and the clouds I see,
What is man that you are mindful of me?
The clouds in the purity, a reflection of you,
They float by your direction, as you do what you do.
You place the flower in the place you want it to grow,
Teach me my plot and land that only you know.
The trees range from the light yellow to the darkest of green,
All creatures on earth you have made and seen.
The red ant scurries along to toil and to strive,
How can I rest forever in this simplicity of being alive?
There’s a longing in my inner heart to love the very one who made my being,
I want to reflect to the world the power of His joy and freeing.
To the child who cries over there,
Know you are loved
Come to our Father and lay out your heart bare.
To the young woman who awaits for her knight in shining armor to sweep her away,
Know you are loved
Don’t hide away in your dreams of what may be,
Reality is here, live out loud your life, today.
To the young man working hard and pushing himself to be the best,
Know you are loved
The Father smiles His approval, breathe in and may your spirit rest.
To the couple in love anticipating their next chapter and longing for its start,
Know you are loved
And the fullness of the Lord’s love longs for the top priority in your heart.
To the wife who feels deserted with only her children at her side,
Know you are loved
Come to the garden, meet with your husband, your maker, Come and abide.
To the widowed man whose spirit aches as he cries alone in the night,
Know you are loved
Tell it to Jesus, you are precious and treasured in His sight.
I lay under this sky, the canopy over us all,
Run and meet me here. Do not tarry, do not stall.
Bring your worries, your pains, and your fears. Truth and freedom cry out come and be Healed,
Blood was shed to heal us inside and out, on a hill at Calvary this payment was spilled.
Oh heart within there’s rest to be found,
Know you are loved
Run into His healing arms where love forever will abound.
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