Don't sit at the bottom

"There he goes-a hero. A savior to the world
There he stands with scars in his hands.
With love he gave his life so we could be free.
The savior of the world."

Sometimes, despite where we are in our Christian walk, we just need to go back to the basics, cry about it for a while and just let it touch us. Hero by Abandon did just that for me.

In Christ Alone

"In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fulness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand."

On connections

I went to starbucks tonight to work on my thesis. Honestly, there is no better way to relieve my thesis stress than a nice yummy cup of hot caramel apple spice. Yuuuuummmmy! Anyways, as I was sitting in starbucks, trying to work on my thesis, I was a little distracted by the other people sitting around me. In front of me, there was a lady, probably late thirties to mid forties. She had a cup of coffee and was talking on the phone. She was talking to somebody about her child (?) who was obviously in highschool. I was sad for her. She was distressed and worried about her kid (I didn't catch why...but thats not the point...). Next to me, there was a man and a woman talking about finances. The woman was a little upset at times. She kept talking about how she just wanted to have a little money to be able to decorate her home. At least thats what I heard. I felt bad for them, too. And then there was me, quite distressed about my thesis and the 100 notecards due friday (*cries*).

This situation made me think of the song Piano Man by Billy Joel. Its like we had all come into starbucks for a moment's peace. I was in there to study in quiet, the man and woman were in there to talk over a cup of coffee and get some things sorted out and the other woman was in there to just sit back and relax. We weren't in there to hear a piano man...maybe we were just in there to hear nothing . Maybe we were just in there to forget about life for a while . Who knows.

"It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about their life for a while"