I read each day’s The Upper Room Devotional as a part my time with God in the morning. I receive it via email. I file every one after I’ve read it in one of three folders:
The Upper Room, where I place the ones that didn’t particularly strike a chord with me that day.
Devotions, where I place items I may want to share with others if I’m called upon to provide devotions.
Contemplation, where items that really strike me or that I want more time to think on go.
After reading this devotion,
The Upper Room Devotional – January 25, 2011 , I immediately sat down and wrote the following song as the words from the scripture in the devotional echoed in my soul that morning. The song’s a little different because it’s written from God’s point of view and in God’s words. I hope you enjoy it.
Come…
Come….Heavy laden and weary
Lay your burdens upon me
And I will give you rest
Come…The tired and the teary
Send your troubles right to me
With my comfort and love you’ll be blessed
Why must you fight my love so?
I want only to live in your soul
Turn to me and my peace you will know
Take my hand, walk with me, Come, lets go!
Come…broken hearts and hurt feelings
I can help with the healing
And I will give you peace
Come…when your life sends you reeling
With the sins you’re concealing
I’ll surround you with love that won’t cease
Why must you fight my love so?
I want only to live in your soul
Turn to me and my peace you will know
Take my hand, walk with me, Come, lets go!
Come…with your faults and your blunders
They will rip you asunder
Unless you share them with me
Come…with the pressure you’re under
Through the lightning and thunder
I’m the calm in your storm, Can’t you see?
Why must you fight my love so?
I want only to live in your soul
Turn to me and my peace you will know
Take my hand, walk with me, Come, lets go!
Spoken – Can you imagine God and how impatient God must get with us,
with our short attention spans,
with our willingness to completely ignore God,
with our attempts to put limits on God’s power,
with our inability to get along,
with the hate and the greed and self-centeredness in our lives,
with our unwillingness to share what we have,
with our bickering,
and with our desire to always be right instead of doing right.
God’s patience must be stretched and pushed to the limits
but his love and his grace still surround us.
It’s amazing and wondrous
and it contrasts so greatly with our punishment and reward based lives.
Why must you fight my love so?
I want only to live in your soul
Turn to me and my peace you will know
Take my hand, walk with me, Come, lets go!
Copyright January 25, 2011 All rights reserved. John Lage, Jr.
