We Live

by Superchick

There' s a cross on the side of the road 

where a mother lost a son

how could she know that the morning he left 

would be the last time she'd trade with him for a little more time 

so she could say she loved him one last time

and hold him tight

but with life we never know

when we're coming up to the end of the road

so what do we do then 

with tragedy around the bend?

We live we love

We forgive and never give up 

Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above and today we remember to live and to love

There's a man who waits for the tests

to see if the cancer has spread yet

and now he asks, "So why did I wait to live till it was time to die?"

if I could have the time back how I'd live

Life is such a gift

So how does the story end?

Well this is your story and it all depends

So don't let it become true

Get out and do what we were meant to do

We live we love

We forgive and never give up

Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above

And today we remember to live and to love

Waking up to another dark morning

People are mourning

The weather in life outside is storming

But what would it take for the clouds to break

For us to realize each day is a gift somehow, someway?

So get our heads up out of the darkness

and spark this new mindset and start to live life cuz it ain't gone yet

and tragedy is a reminder to take off the blinders

and wake up and live the life we're supposed to take up

Moving forward with all our heads up cuz life is worth living

we live we love we forgive and never give up

cuz the days we are given are gifts from above 

and today we remember to live and to love

I pray we all remember to live and to love.

Please keep my uncle who's cancer has returned in your prayers

prayers

thank you for all your prayers, things are looking up with my friend.

does anyone have any good bible verses for Change or Goodbyes? every time I think of March 22 I'm an absolute wreck. Please pray for all the members of my congregation that are having a hard time saying goodbye.

I want to be the Moon

so there's this song by my second favorite Christian rock band EVER (to Newsboys of course), Paul Colman Trio (unfortunately disbanded, but now Paul Colman plays for Newsboys so I'm happy) called "Sun-Stars-Moon" that I've been thinking about a lot lately and wanting to share with people...so I am. Here are the lyrics to the chorus:

I want to be the Moon, It reflects the Sun

don't want to be the Star, that shines on everyone

I want to be with you, cause you're the only one

who heals my lonely soul

isn't that beautiful? Aren't we all here to reflect God's love and glory? Sometimes aren't we or someone we know the Stars that shines over everyone thinking that they're the salt of the earth? but that's not right, even if we're the lonely moon we can only be healed through reflecting God in our lives.

there's two things I'd like to touch on-

One is that today I was reading my bible and catching up on my devotions (sorry mom, i'm a few days behind) and I was supposed to be reading Psalm 119:25-32, but I got distracted by..well..my name being a few stanzas earlier. Did you know Beth is the second letter in the Hebrew alphabet? I like that, because it puts me second, and I like being second (to the Sun/Son?)(i.e. Beth2) anyway, here's what it says (NLT):

Beth

How can a young person stay pure?

By obeying your word.

I have tried hard to find you-

don't let me wander from your commands.

I have hidden your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

I praise you, O Lord;

teach me your decrees.

I have recited aloud

all the regulations you have given us.

I have rejoiced in your laws

as much as in riches.

I will study your commandments

and reflect on your ways.

I will delight in your decrees

and not forget your word. (Psalm 119:9-16 NLT)

So what to read into this? I think something that attracts me to this passage is that it talks about imperfections and overcoming them. Even in my tween years I always gravitated towards the verses that said "stuff was bad, but God is awesome so as long as I trust in Him it's all good" (ish). Last night I got to listen in on my friends discussing their devotional and they had a discussion about the difference between confession and repentance. do you know it? I thought I did..but then I thought about it and realized I had to ask. They very clearly explained that confessing is admitting you have a problem, but repenting is the next step where you fix the problem. I like this passage because it's about preparing yourself for what should happen in your spiritual life should you stumble, but it also works retrospectively to bring you back to God and help you confess and repent by turning your life back to Him.

so the second (I know, that was long, I'll keep this brief), is that there is a Star in my life that has been burning too brightly for their own good lately. They were a very dear friend of mine until recently when they decided to be good friends with one person to the exclusion of all others. It's very sad for me when I lose friends, for whatever reason, and very frustrating and painful when they have no desire to try to salvage our friendship. What is especially saddening about this situation is that they have recently really strengthened their relationship with God, which is great and I'm so SO happy and thankful, but our friendship was completely lacking in that aspect. So not only have I lost a friend but I've lost a friend that I could talk about God and grow in our faiths with. I have also noticed lately that they go out of their way to make themselves look good, even with as little of things as gestures at inappropriate times or emphaticness where it's unnecessary, but most especially showing off their talents to make other people look bad. 

please pray for them and for me.

I pray we all can be the Moon and reflect the Son