For when you are feeling worthless...

My love language is "words of affirmation." Words mean a great deal to me. I will remember kind things that are said to me for years to come, as well as cruel things. Because words mean so much to me, music is a huge part of worship for me. I do not have the ability to express my faith and love for Christ as beautifully and elegantly as many songwriters, so I enjoy taking part in their hearts of worship. So, today, I just want to share some lyrics from a beautiful song and leave it out there for you to sit with, if you so choose. More lyrics to come.

"He is jealous for me

Loves like a hurricane

I am a tree

Bending beneath

The weight of His wind and mercy

When all of sudden

I am unaware

Of these afflictions eclipsed by glory

And I realize just how beautiful you are

And how great your affections are for me

Oh how He loves us so

Oh how He loves us

How He loves us so

Yeah, He loves us

Whoa, how He loves us

Whoa, how He loves

So we are His portion

And He is our prize

Drawn to redemption

By the grace in His eyes

If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking

So heaven meets earth

like a sloppy wet kiss

And my heart turns violently

Inside of my chest

I don't have time to maintain these regrets

When I think about

The way

That He loves us,

Whoa, how He loves us

Whoa, how He loves us

Whoa, how He loves

I thought about You

The day Stephen died

And You met me

Between my breaking

I know that I still love you, God

Despite the agony

'cause people, they want

To tell me you're cruel

But if Stephen were here

He'd say it's not true,

'cause, God,

You love us

Whoa, how He loves us

Whoa, how He loves us

Whoa, how He loves."

These are the lyrics for "How He Loves" by John Mark McMillan - a truly beautiful song. Just soak with these words, and, if you want to be shaken a bit, take a look at this youtube video, which has John Mark singing this song and telling the story behind it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjKov2Q8Es

Note: Consequently, my love of words is probably why blogging is so difficult for me. It is frustrating when I cannot express myself as beautifully as I wish I could. And it is frustrating when people misuse language and/or grammar in their postings. Anyway, there's a bit of self-discovery for you to chew on.