it's all beeyooteefool -

September 3, 2006

@1:37 PM

& they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love -

i know i've said this a million times, but church really beats all. music can make me cry and prance around in exultation or fall into a daze, but church changes me. perhaps it's the calming presence of God amongst us, or the power of worship & sermons, the silent meditation & prayer, but i love coming out from church knowing that a part of me is better, or at least, will strive to be better.

mostly i love knowing true love, the only kind of its sort that comes from our Lord, the love between the brothers and sisters in Christ, the love when the pastor shakes our hand, or when the speaker stands in the pulpit & talks. the love that's present when im walking alone on a road on the way home, the love that surrounds me when im sitting in my room chionging homework, the love that forces itself upon me when i see how God has touched the lives of so many, the love that scares me with its intensity and magnitude. the love that's always there for me, through tears, laughter, anguish, frustration, joy, anger.

and there's no way to repay Him for what He did, except to love Him as well.

:)

listen to our hearts - steven curtis chapman

how do you explain, how do you describe
a love that goes from east to west
and runs as deep as it is wide;

You know all our hopes
Lord You know all our fears
and words cannot express the love we feel
but we long for You to hear;

so listen to our hearts
hear our spirits sing
a song of praise from those You have redeemed;
we will use the words we know
to tell You what an awesome God You are
but words are not enough
to tell You of our love
so listen to our hearts;

if words could fall like rain
from these lips of mine
and if i had a thousand years
i would still run out of time;

so if You listen to my heart
every beat will say
thank You for the life
thank You for the truth
thank You for the way;

so listen to our hearts
hear our spirits sing
the song of praise from those You have redeemed
we will use the words we know
to tell You what an awesome God You are
but words are not enough
to tell You of our love
so listen to our hearts!

-

& i embraced the world;