Let The Leader Lead

So, I couldn't wait to share this next song. It's called "Follow Me" by Maurette Brown-Clark. I love this song, first of all, because Maurette sings her face off. Secondly, the words are a tender reminder that following God is not just a good deal because we get a leader and rescuer of incredible strength, power, and wisdom. Through Jesus, we also have a friend who knows how much life can suck and hurt. Here are the lyrics:

You live a life of ups and downs
Of here today and gone tomorrow
Changes you can't control
They fill you with gloom and sorrow

But my own, they call me
A shelter in a time of storm
And if you desire more than wealth
Call me and I shall be there

Follow me for I will never change
I'm on your side for always until the end of time
Follow me I know your hopes and dreams
I too have been discouraged and I know just how sorrow feels

The very hands that bore the nails
Right now they're reaching out for you (just for you)
And the same old star that led the Wise Men
That star is waiting now to lead you

Now the road may not be easy
Don't you know I promise I will never let you down
If you will only put your trust in me
Like you trust in all your treasures

Follow me for I will never change
I'm on your side for always until the end of time
Follow me I know your hopes and dreams
I too have been discouraged and I know just how sorrow feels

How cool is it that Jesus was betrayed and abandoned and rejected and abused and misunderstood and discouraged, not just so that we could be able to have a relationship with him, but also so that that relationship could mean that much more. He's not just some untouchable throne-sitter-onner. He's been touched and those touches hurt him, just like we've been hurt. So we can say to him, "My friends and family abandoned me," or "People are mean to me," or "I don't think I can do this," and he can say "Yeah, I've been there" and really mean it.

This song means even more to me now that I am going through Living Waters, because the course taught me about "healing memories." That has basically meant going back through my scariest, lonliest, and most painful memories and finding out exactly where Jesus was during those times and exactly what he was up to. It's also meant understanding how those experiences help me to identify with and share in Jesus' suffering. For me, it's been an amazing experience complete with visions (yes visions, as in little movies in your head that beat the living crap out of CGI and virtual reality and HDTV). I'll blog about it sometime. It really is incredible and not nearly as spooky spiritual as it sounds.