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Come As You Are
12-6-16
I’ve been broken before,
And broken before You.
I’ve been shamed,
And ashamed to lift my eyes.
I’ve been burdened,
And a burden.
But that was in the past –
A time I try to never think about,
Because it hurts my heart.
I’ve been broken
And beyond breaking point.
Shattered by shame
And given in to guilt,
But even then I was closer to You than now.
For I recognised my need for You,
The need for grace and forgiveness.
Sin slapped me in the face daily,
But my desire for You
Was the one thing I could count on,
The one thing that kept me going –
The knowledge of Your love ‘even for me’ propelled me forward.
Now I practice religion,
As smaller sins slip past unprayed for
And I doubt your love as something tangible.
I’ve been the broken brother –
The prodigal son returning to the fold –
But now I’m the big brother outside the party –
Superior because my sins are small
And I’m doing things right –
Not remembering that I’m still just as broken as I was before…
I’m just better at doing religion.
12-6-16
I’ve been broken before,
And broken before You.
I’ve been shamed,
And ashamed to lift my eyes.
I’ve been burdened,
And a burden.
But that was in the past –
A time I try to never think about,
Because it hurts my heart.
I’ve been broken
And beyond breaking point.
Shattered by shame
And given in to guilt,
But even then I was closer to You than now.
For I recognised my need for You,
The need for grace and forgiveness.
Sin slapped me in the face daily,
But my desire for You
Was the one thing I could count on,
The one thing that kept me going –
The knowledge of Your love ‘even for me’ propelled me forward.
Now I practice religion,
As smaller sins slip past unprayed for
And I doubt your love as something tangible.
I’ve been the broken brother –
The prodigal son returning to the fold –
But now I’m the big brother outside the party –
Superior because my sins are small
And I’m doing things right –
Not remembering that I’m still just as broken as I was before…
I’m just better at doing religion.
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Ok, so today's sermon was part #4 of the series titled 'Gospel' where we looked at 'Reconciliation'. Some of the things that stuck out for me were that we have taken offense at God - we have 'given up' on Him for allowing hard times, for example, or we have stuff that makes us afraid of Him (like a child hiding from their father because they did something bad during the day and they expect punishment, even though the father doesn't know what the child has done/isn't told).
And another thing: you can be religious and not know God. That hit home quite a lot. Again no feelings just a mental 'oh, ok, yes, makes sense in this situation' but I couldn't even focus enough emotional energy into a prayer.
Ok, so today's sermon was part #4 of the series titled 'Gospel' where we looked at 'Reconciliation'. Some of the things that stuck out for me were that we have taken offense at God - we have 'given up' on Him for allowing hard times, for example, or we have stuff that makes us afraid of Him (like a child hiding from their father because they did something bad during the day and they expect punishment, even though the father doesn't know what the child has done/isn't told).
And another thing: you can be religious and not know God. That hit home quite a lot. Again no feelings just a mental 'oh, ok, yes, makes sense in this situation' but I couldn't even focus enough emotional energy into a prayer.
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