dress down your pretty faith
give me something real
leave out the "thee's" and "thou's" and
speak to me now

speak to my pain and confusion
speak to my fears and my pride
speak to the part of me that knows i'm something
deep down inside

i know that i am not perfect, but
compare me to most
in a world of hate and a world of anger,
i think i'm holding my own

and i know that you said there is more to life
and no, i am not satisfied
but there are mornings i wake up and
i'm just thankful to be alive

i've known now for quite a while that
i am not whole
i remembered the body and the mind, but
i've sifted my soul

now something inside is awakening
like a dream i once had and forgot
and it's something i'm scared of and
something i don't want to stop

and i woke up this morning and realized
that Jesus is not a portrait
or stained glass window, or SHIELD
or all the tradition that surrounds us

and i thought it would be hard to believe in
but it's not hard at all
to believe i've sinned or fallen short
of the glory of GOD

and He's not asking me to trade in
my joy for martyrdom
He's asking to take my place

to stand in the gap that I have formed
with his real, and his sweet and his real amazing grace
and it's not just a sign or a sacrament
it's not just a metaphor for love

his blood is real and it's not just a symbol of
it's not a sign or a sacrament
it's not just a metaphor for love
his blood is real, and it's not just a symbol of
IT IS REAL, and it's not just a symbol of

His blood is REAL and it's not just a symbol of
your faith

so leave out the "thee's" and "thou's" and
Speak now...

---Sara Groves, Awakening, Past the Wishing

posted by Kelly @ 10:54:00 AM