Something New

Alright, for once I felt inspired to change things up. I've had the same title for awhile and just felt like switching it up. However, there is a bit more to this than sheer boredom.

I was driving my friend Emily back to Southern Seminary and threw in a mixed CD I had made two years ago to have on in the background. The song This Road by Jars of Clay came on and it caught both of our ears. We commented on how we both loved this song and then got on with our conversation.

When I got home, I started thinking about the song again. I love the title because it's so simple and yet speaks to this huge journey I'm on that is so much bigger than my internship in NC, my experiences at seminary, and my life as I know it. And there's always room on this road for fellow travelers, wrong turns, awe inspiring stories, and so much more. The journey is the destination! So here are the lyrics that inspired the change. And I'd suggest looking up the song too, it's worth it! :)

All heavy laden acquainted with sorrow
May Christ in our marrow, carry us home
From alabaster come blessings of laughter
A fragrance of passion and joy from the truth

Grant the unbroken tears ever flowing
From hearts of contrition only for You
May sin never hold true that love never broke through
For God's mercy holds us and we are His own

This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow
God give us peace and grace from You, all the day
Shelter with fire, our voices we raise still higher
God give us peace and grace from You, all the day through