My New Favorite Song
Jennifer Knapp's "Hold Me Now"
From glass alabaster she poured out the depths of her soul.
O foot of Christ would you wait if her harlotry's known?
Falls a tear to darken the dirt...
Of humblest offerings to forgive the hurt.
She is strong enough to stand in your love.
I can hear her say..I am weak, I am poor, I'm broken Lord, but I'm yours.
Hold me now. Hold me now...
Let he without sin cast the first stone if he will.
To say that My bride isn't worth half the blood that I've spilled.
Point your finger and laugh if you choose
...to say My beloved is borrowed and used
She is strong enough to stand in My love
I can hear her say...
Hold me now. Hold me now...
I heard this song on the radio on my way to work the other day, and it made me cry. I bought the CD, and I've had it on repeat for the past week on my car cd player...I am struck with the way it reminds me of where I came from and where I am now. The grace I've been given, the chances and protection I've been provided with, the blessings that have been poured out on me...Why, God? Show me why You love me this much.
I've been struggling with others' faults lately, and have found myself making judgements against them...and God keeps singing to me through this song that even those who do not know Him or share my opinions, those who annoy me...those are the ones He calls His Beloved, His bride...not just me and the rest of us lumped into the "Christian" category. He wants my neighbors, He wants my boss, He wants us all the same. This song has shown me where my pride has taken over and how biased my view has become...I don't want to be one of those people who look at the "unchurched" with disdain...I was them not 3 years ago... and for sure I am far far far far from perfect or "Godly" per se. In the same way this song comforts me, with all of my faults, it reveals God's passion for all of humanity. Who am I to say that His bride is not worth half the blood that He spilled? The grace that has been showed me, I am to show others.
From glass alabaster she poured out the depths of her soul.
O foot of Christ would you wait if her harlotry's known?
Falls a tear to darken the dirt...
Of humblest offerings to forgive the hurt.
She is strong enough to stand in your love.
I can hear her say..I am weak, I am poor, I'm broken Lord, but I'm yours.
Hold me now. Hold me now...
Let he without sin cast the first stone if he will.
To say that My bride isn't worth half the blood that I've spilled.
Point your finger and laugh if you choose
...to say My beloved is borrowed and used
She is strong enough to stand in My love
I can hear her say...
Hold me now. Hold me now...
I heard this song on the radio on my way to work the other day, and it made me cry. I bought the CD, and I've had it on repeat for the past week on my car cd player...I am struck with the way it reminds me of where I came from and where I am now. The grace I've been given, the chances and protection I've been provided with, the blessings that have been poured out on me...Why, God? Show me why You love me this much.
I've been struggling with others' faults lately, and have found myself making judgements against them...and God keeps singing to me through this song that even those who do not know Him or share my opinions, those who annoy me...those are the ones He calls His Beloved, His bride...not just me and the rest of us lumped into the "Christian" category. He wants my neighbors, He wants my boss, He wants us all the same. This song has shown me where my pride has taken over and how biased my view has become...I don't want to be one of those people who look at the "unchurched" with disdain...I was them not 3 years ago... and for sure I am far far far far from perfect or "Godly" per se. In the same way this song comforts me, with all of my faults, it reveals God's passion for all of humanity. Who am I to say that His bride is not worth half the blood that He spilled? The grace that has been showed me, I am to show others.
posted by KariBryant @ 2:29 PM
3 Comments:
At 2:56 PM,
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At 7:12 PM,
KariBryant said…
It was a solicitor!!! On my blog!!! Maybe he/she read something enlightening while they were at it...
At 10:20 PM,
Anonymous said…
i have to admit that this has been an ongoing sturggle for me. to look at others and not judge. especially those outside of the knowledge of the light of christ. a light that already shines on them and through them though they are ignorant. to walk in the knowledge that i only stand because of the same grace that is available to us all. i am nothing special. i am just as dirty and the nails were pounded no deeper because of them than they were because of me.
i think in a lot of ways, when i find myself thinking that i am better than those others, i am actually worse because i am outside of truth. those people, mostly, know who they are and have no qualms about being themselves for good, or for evil. at those times, i find myself standing with empty prayers ringing in my heart, "oh, lord, i thank you that i am not like this man here..."
c s lewis once said that a man who can say with all sincerity, "i do not believe in god" is at that moment nearer to god than many in the church because of his stark raving honesty. our god is a god of truth and it is our enemy who is the father of lies and too often, when i feel special or better, i am drinking deep from the cup of lies.
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