Thursday, December 11, 2014

Second Thursday of Advent: "Just Reach Out" by Petra

This song is another new one.  It reminds us to reach out to God and He will take care of us.

The Video:


The Lyrics:

Sometimes the night seems to go on for days 
When it's hard to see the light through the darkness and haze 
While the world around you makes you feel out of place 
And the burdens that you carry are just too hard to face 

Just reach out and He'll reach in 
Take your broken heart and make it whole again 
It don't matter who you are or where you've been 
Just reach out, and He'll reach in 

Standing in a crowd, but still all alone 
Crying out for answers that nobody knows 
Everybody's busy looking out for themselves 
Is there anyone who really cares about anyone else? 

You say you've walked ten thousand steps away 
But don't you know that it's only one step back? 
Because the One who hears you when you pray 
Is the One who's there beside you 
And He'll never walk away


Reflection:

So many of these lyrics speak out to me.    This song is about hitting rock bottom and reaching out to find hope.  A journey i have been on many times before.   This song reminds me that God will come to me if I just ask, He is right there waiting for me to open the door.  I can run as far as I want but he is still there waiting for.  For me I feel like I have run a marathon in place, this song reminds me all I need to do is take ONE step back toward God.  For me it may take me making that one step back a thousand times, but He is still there.   I am trying to figure out where to go from here, but I should be taking my step back and allowing God to show me.   This advent, the season of Hope, I realize that God is my Hope, only with Him can I know my path.  

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