Tearing Me Apart

It's sad to see another year of UCO come to an end. We have one more prayer meeting next week (plus the summer meetings), and then that's it for me. :( It's been great being in UCO though...I've met such a great group of men and women that are so supportive in my faith. Even though I don't know a lot of them as well as I'd like to, I enjoy seeing their smiling faces every week and I love being in such a welcoming atmosphere. They really put the "Outreach" in "University Christian Outreach."

I don't have much else to say tonight, but I'd like to call to your attention the lyrics of a lovely song by JJ Heller, my favorite female Christian artist. :)

This song is called "Only Love Remains":

"Scenes of you come rushing through
You are breaking me down
So break me into pieces
That will grow in the ground
I know that I deserve to die
For the murder in my heart
So be gentle with me, Jesus
As you tear me apart

Please kill the liar
Kill the thief in me
You know that I am tired of their cruelty
Breathe into my spirit
Breathe into my veins
Until only love remains

You burn away the ropes that bind
And hold me to the earth
The fire only leaves behind whatever is of worth
I begin to see reality
For the first time in my life
I know that I’m a shadow
But I’m dancing in your light

Teach me to be humble
Call me from the grave
Show me how to walk with you upon the waves
Breathe into my spirit
Breathe into my veins
Until only love remains"

I think this new chapter of my life (post-graduation) is going to be about Jesus tearing me apart and making me more like Him so that I can truly further His kingdom. In the words of JJ Heller, Lord I ask that You would "be gentle with me [...] as you tear me apart" and "breathe into my spirit, breathe into my veins, until only love remains." Amen.