Songs, Part 3

Ran across a song called "Albertine" by Brooke Fraser when we were visiting another blog and the chorus just grabbed me because it echoed what we keep hearing:

now that I have seen, I am responsible
Faith without deeds is dead
now that I have held you in my own arms, I cannot let go till you are

We have added it to our playlist as a reminder to us, and maybe to you, that we have been given a gift in our relationship with Christ. We can choose to re-invest that gift in the lives of others...or not.

Songs, Part 2

I (Chad) wrote a few weeks ago about a song that God had used to speak to me about this adoption and promised I would write about the other one. The other song is "Mighty to Save" which you are probably hearing right now if you just navigated to this page. Here are most of the lyrics...

Everyone needs compassion,
Love that's never failing;
Let mercy fall on me.

Everyone needs forgiveness,
The kindness of a Saviour;
The Hope of nations.

Saviour, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.

Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.

So take me as You find me,
All my fears and failures,
Fill my life again.

I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in,
Now I surrender.

My Saviour, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.

Shine your light and let the whole world see,
We're singing for the glory of the risen King...Jesus

I have highlighted parts of the lyrics that just seem to jump out at me as I hear them.

"Hope of nations"...I apologize for being a broken record, but God has so impressed on me that part of His will in bringing us to adopt at all, and adopt from Ethiopia, is to bring these children into His family by bringing them into our family.

"So take me as you find me"...I am so unworthy to be blessed with this opportunity and yet I want to be found worthy.

"Shine your light and let the whole world see"...Folks, I must admit that God is stirring something in me that I don't fully comprehend (it is most unlike me to have posted that quote from Kaj Munk), but I am becoming so convicted about the fact that faith without works (see James 2:14-18) typifies the American Church. We have it so good that we miss the fact that Jesus tells us that He can be found right now, right here--He is the "least of these" (Matthew 25:33-40). I realize that my life must reflect this truth and that I have a duty to impart this to our children.

I will stop now because I am beginning to ramble...we cannot wait until we can tell you more about Gabriel!