We Were Fiction - "The Rain"
Please, oh, heavens, soak my body.
Please, break my legs 'til I'm baptized in the
Puddles and streams of Your love.
James 1:2 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds..."
Feel it. Feel the joy, letting it wash over you.
I am mostly an emotional person. Actually, I am a very emotional person. I wear them right there on my sleeve, all the time. And I am commanded to consider - to feel - joy when bad things happen.
When my leg is broken and achy.
When I am completely dependent on other people.
When I have taken one shower in three and a half weeks, and countless bucket baths to suffice.
Joy.
Why?
James 1:3 "...because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
I don't know why I need this level of perseverance. But the Lord knows.
James 1:4 "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
I really like this song, this song on repeat. Break my legs, Lord, just so I can rest in Your love. So I can appreciate You. So I can remember being Your daughter. Help me be quiet, turning off the movies and putting down my crocheting needles, and erasing the callouses so I can be open to You. I have nothing to prove, Lord, and everything to lose for You. Break my legs so that I can be dependent on You. Break my legs so that when they are fixed, I can have beautiful feet that bring Your good news.
Please, oh, heavens, soak my body.
Please, break my legs 'til I'm baptized in the
Puddles and streams of Your love.
James 1:2 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds..."
Feel it. Feel the joy, letting it wash over you.
I am mostly an emotional person. Actually, I am a very emotional person. I wear them right there on my sleeve, all the time. And I am commanded to consider - to feel - joy when bad things happen.
When my leg is broken and achy.
When I am completely dependent on other people.
When I have taken one shower in three and a half weeks, and countless bucket baths to suffice.
Joy.
Why?
James 1:3 "...because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
I don't know why I need this level of perseverance. But the Lord knows.
James 1:4 "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
I really like this song, this song on repeat. Break my legs, Lord, just so I can rest in Your love. So I can appreciate You. So I can remember being Your daughter. Help me be quiet, turning off the movies and putting down my crocheting needles, and erasing the callouses so I can be open to You. I have nothing to prove, Lord, and everything to lose for You. Break my legs so that I can be dependent on You. Break my legs so that when they are fixed, I can have beautiful feet that bring Your good news.
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