I was leading my church lifegroup tonight, and it was great. In all honesty, I hadn’t put enough thought and preparation into what we were looking at tonight, but it was a life-giving meeting together anyway. During our worship, this song, entitled “You Raise Me Up”, came to my mind:
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.There is no life – no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.
God meets me in my weariness. He is my very present help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1). He raises me up to more than I can be – I can do anything through Him who strenthens me (Philippians 4:13). I am imperfect, a sinner, but God still desires me, wants to meet with me, and when He does, He can fill me with a sense of awe and wonder. When God meets with me, I can feel that Holy presence and it’s awesome. He raises me up to more than I can be – that’s the power of Christ in me. I’m sure that’s a line pinched from a band like Casting Crowns!
