I’m Not Who I Was

04 Sunday May 2014

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Brandon Heath’s “I’m Not Who I Was”

I wish you could see me now
I wish I could show you how
I’m not who I was

I used to be mad at you
A little on the hurt side too
But I’m not who I was

I found my way around
To forgiving you some time ago
But I never got to tell you so

I found us in a photograph
I saw me and I had to laugh
You know, I’m not who I was

You were there, you were right above me
And I wonder if you ever loved me
Just for who I was

When the pain came back again
Like a bitter friend it was all that I could do
To keep myself from blaming you

I reckon it’s a funny thing
I figured out I can sing
Now I’m not who I was

I write about love and such
Maybe ’cause I want it so much
I’m not who I was

I was thinking maybe I
I should let you know that I am not the same
But I never did forget your name, hello

Well the thing I find most amazing
In amazing grace is the chance to give it out
Maybe that’s what love is all about

I wish you could see me now
I wish I could show you how
I’m not who I was

Thanks for visiting.

Eric

Give Me Your Eyes

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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Brandon Heath’s “Give Me Your Eyes”

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath
There’s a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He’s out of work
He’s buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

I’ve Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along

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Give me your eyes!
Lord give me your eyes!
Everything, I keep missing
Give me your arms!
For the broken hearted!
Give me your arms,
Lord, give me your eyes.

Yeah (x8)

I’ve been working on several posts but none of them strike me as just right for today.

So, I got to recalling what worked lately to open me up.

Music and especially what provokes some thinking… seems right.

Thanks to Heather for mentioning the song.

Thanks for visiting.

Eric

come into the light

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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The story is a lesson.

When Jesus challenges the crowd, he says, “He who is without sin among you, let him first cast the stone at her.” The crowd disperses. No one there was able to stand forth and cast a stone. Jesus knew this.

He asks the woman, “Where are those, thine accusers? Has no man condemned thee?“

There is a pause; we see that no one is standing in condemnation. The woman also sees this.

Jesus then says, “Neither do I condemn thee. Go and sin no more.“

Jesus makes clear that condemnation is not the message that is taught that day.

Be of a contrite heart
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18)

In Scripture, the heart is the seat of all feeling, whether joy or sorrow. A contrite heart is one in which the natural pride and self-sufficiency have been completely humbled by the consciousness of guilt. Humility is strength then; great strength within the seat of all feeling.

We are to bring our guilt into the light. I was brought up that this occurs during a sacrament; the Sacrament of Confession. In any case, the basic requirement is to bring a contrite heart to God.

Thanks for visiting,

Eric

11-27-13.

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