"Hush little baby, don't say a word
Daddy's gonna buy you a great big heaven to rest in.
He's bought it with blood and put the seal in your heart
And it will give you the hope you need to get up and start again"
-Waterdeep

I may have written these lyrics in a post back in the middle of July, I'm not too sure. I guess that everyday we are in serious need of God's rest, but somedays I just feel it more than others. I love this picture of God having bought a place in Heaven for us through His Son's blood on the cross...and how that faith and that eager expectation can give us the hope we need to keep on going in times when we are weary and just feeling like we can't take another step.

This song, in one verse, goes on to say:
"When all the things you thought you left behind are still hanging on
And everything you try to do right just ends up all wrong
And on the inside, everyone else seems basically fine
But on the inside, even they won't let go of what's dead and cling to what's alive
But I AM."

Some days the battle of my recent past still rages and leaves me feeling very broken inside with no one with skin on to talk to. Some days my best efforts are disappointed. Most days lately I have stuck to myself and my housemates because I feel more lonely with a lot of people around...possibly because everyone else seems basically fine and I am STILL trying to get my bearings set right after a rough year and lots of transitions. But we are all really just beggars telling others where to find this Bread of Life; or as one speaker from the weekend said "We are all just chickens in this barnyard!" And Jesus is the "I AM"...He is eternal...He is faithful...He is always present. Through the battles and the victories, He is there. And someday (hopefully very soon!!!) we who love Him will get to rest in Him...peace and joy and love will be always abounding. I love that hope.

Hush little baby don't say a word,
Daddy's gonna buy you a great big heaven to rest it.
He's bought it with blood and put the seal in your heart
And it will give you the hope you need to get up and start again.

Good words. :)