Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Word-- Sara Groves

I've done every devotional
Been every place emotional
Trying to hear a new word from God
And I think it's very odd

That while I intend to help myself
My Bible sits upon the shelf
With every promise I could ever need.

'Cause the Word was
And the Word is
And the Word will be. (repeat 2x)

People are getting fit for Truth
Like they're buying a new tailored suit
Does it fit across the shoulders?
Will it fade when it gets older?

They throw ideas that aren't in style
In the Salvation Army pile
In search for something more to meet our needs.

But the Word was
And the Word is
And the Word will be (repeat 4x)

I think it's time to rediscover
All the ground that I have covered
Like seek you first
What a verse.
We are pressed but not crushed
Perplexed, but don't despair
We are persecuted but not abandoned.
We are no longer slaves
We are daughters and sons
And when we are weak we are very strong
When neither depth nor hight
Nor present nor future
Nor death nor life
Can keep us from the love of Christ.
And the Word I need
Is the Word that was
That put on flesh to dwell with us
In the beginning...



Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Discovery Channel

She picked up a rock and threw it out over the water. 
That's forcing away a foundation.
The sky was hazy and the sun was getting hotter.
Now all's left is a cheap imitation. 
The ripples swallowed it whole.
Watch the story unfold.

hi. 
"hey, what's up?"
nothing. wanna chill?
"i've got pl[ch]a[i]ns for the rest of the weekend."
oh, ok.
"listen, i still want to [...]"
of course.
"you alright?"
yeah. it's cool.  

"I think I need a sunrise
I'm tired of the sunset,
I hear it's nice in the summer,
And snow would be nice,
Oh yeah,
You don't know me
And you don't even care." --"Boston" by Augustana 

Imagine what it would be like to have everyone feel cool with you all the time. 
To not have to worry.
To  know they're being mature. Even when you're not there. 
Imagine.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

This coming up week will be uber-stressful. Stats exam on Tuesday, APUSH exam on Thursday, AP Language exam the following Wednesday (?) and Spanish II exam Friday. Oh dear. 

Take these words that I can't say,
They have no power, and no strength. 
Take these thoughts that I can't break,
Bend them to your will. 
Because I,
I would fall to pieces
I should shatter, if you didn't reach me. 

I feel nothing right now. It's weird. I have nothing to say. It sucks.