In many ways, I took worshipping in groups for granted. It’s not always (and for me, rarely) comfortable singing such intimate, personal words to my Savior in the midst of crowded rooms. (Mostly because I have a hard time focusing.)
Concerts were a significant part of my life and faith-journey through my adolescence. In many ways, music saved my soul because it connected me to the heart of Jesus, and kept pulling me back, grounding me. I remember so many life-changing moments I’ve had at concerts like this one where my heart was lifted out of the gutter and my feet were set back on solid ground.
So, what does it look like for us to worship together in isolation? I’m not sure, but I’m thankful to be part of a church that’s trying to figure it out, and for bands like Hillsong United for pointing us back to the source of our Hope.
“As You Find Me”
By Hillsong UNITED
And I’ve been broken within a moment
I’ve been faithful
And I’ve been reckless at every bend
I’ve held everything together
And watched it shatter
I’ve stood tall and I have crumbled
In the same breath
And I have trembled toward surrender
Chased my heart adrift
And drifted home again
Plundered blessing
Till I’ve been desperate to find redemption
And every time I turn around
Lord You’re still there
Before I was lost
I was Yours
Before I was not
Grace to spare
For all my mistakes
And that part just wrecks me
Somehow this kind of love is who You are
It’s a grace I could never add up
To be somebody You still want
But somehow
You love me as You find me
To think Your glory needs my praises
But if this borrowed breath is Yours Lord
Take it all
You are faithful and You are gracious
And I’m just grateful
To think You don’t need a single thing
And still You want my heart
Before I was lost
I was Yours
Before I was not
You wear the scars
For all my mistakes
And that part just wrecks me
I won’t second guess
‘Cause I need Your love
More than anything
I’m in
I’m Yours
Your love’s too good to leave me