Who are the sheep?

Who are the sheep?

Us. Anyone and everyone who is trying to live and love like Jesus is, to be frank, a dumb sheep. We make mistakes. We get it wrong. We sin. We fail. We swing and a miss.

But I believe God invites us to be playful, to imagine, and to experiment on what it could look like if we tried to do what He said and did. This blog is a place to reflect on how that is going so far, with a purpose of including examples from my life and other's lives, of recording our struggles, and, I hope, inspiring others to get creative in their own spheres of influence.

Who has God placed in your life to love? What is God inviting you to? How is He trying to get your attention? What are the groanings in your soul?

Come, join the party. Baaaa.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Worn - A Series


Worn by Tenth Avenue North

I'm tired
I'm worn
My heart is heavy
From the work it takes to keep on breathing


I've made mistakes
I've let my hope fail
My soul feels crushed


By the weight of this world
And I know that you can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left
Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn


I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn


'Cause I'm worn
I know I need
To lift my eyes up
But I'm too weak
Life just won't let up


And I know that You can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left
Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn


Cause I'm worn
And my prayers are wearing thin
I'm worn even before the day begins
I'm worn I've lost my will to fight
I'm worn so heaven so come and flood my eyes


Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Yes all that's dead inside will be reborn
Though I'm worn
Yeah I'm worn