In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus
And when I am alone, give me Jesus
And when I am afraid, give me Jesus
You can have all this world, but give me Jesus
This is a really pretty song, here's a rendidtion of it sung by Fernando Ortega, and if you're anything like me you might want to minimize the page in order to avoid the sappy video.
I used to struggle with the lyrics to this song because I thought they were kind of a cop out. As if Jesus was an escape from lonliness, fear, and the world. As if Jesus didn't want things to be hard for us and so when life hits us and it hurts the correct response is to hide under our covers and wish that Jesus was here (as if Jesus was hidding under the covers too).
But I think I misunderstood the words to this song. Jesus isn't an escape from life, Jesus lived life and so do we. So when life is characterized by fear and lonliness we can ask for Jesus to be there in the midst of it. I've come to find Jesus in these cracks between hope and suffering, and I've never found him hidding under the covers.
"I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead." phil 3:10-11
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i really admire the way you talk about jesus. i was sitting here thinking 'wow she really knows him well and loves him a lot' and i know you'll read that and deny it. but i just wanted you to know that i wish i had half the desire to know God you do.
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