He Knows My Name

I just got home from Parachute Music Festival 2011, where I met two guys from Seabird, one of my favourite bands at the moment. Aaron and Ryan were lovely guys, and I quite often saw them around the Manna store, where I was working a lot of the weekend, and they would wave and say hello. But then something really extra cool happened on Sunday. I was working when Aaron, the lead singer came over and said "Hey Beckie, how're ya going?", and it wasnt until afterwards that I realised he actually knew me by name!! It was pretty exciting, and I went and told pretty much everyone that the lead singer from Seabird knew my name.

But then later that night, I realised something that was infinitely cooler than Aaron from Seabird knowing my name. I realised later that night how silly it was to get as excited as I did about that, when I've known for a long time that a much more famous person knows me by name too. Some would say the most famous person in the history of the world. I suddenly remembered that this guy called Jesus Christ knows me by name, and not only that, loves me more than I will ever know. And suddenly, my feet were put back on the ground, where they should be.

Tonight I feel....

You know that feeling when someone you love is happy, and it just makes you happy?

Yeah, that.

And it makes me smile. Lots.

Meet me here

When you think you've hit the bottom

and the bottom gives way

and you fall into a darkness

no words can explain

and you don't know how you make it out alive

Jesus will meet you there.

When the doctor says, "I'm sorry,

we don't know what else to do."

and you're looking at your family

wondering how they'll make it through...

Whatever road this life takes you down,

Jesus will meet you there.

When the jury says, "Guilty,"

and the prison doors close

When the one you love says nothing,

just packs up and goes

When the sunlight comes and your world's still dark,

Jesus will meet you there.

When you've failed again and all your

second chances have been used

And the heavy weight of guilt and shame

is crushing down on you...

And all you have is one last cry for help

Jesus will meet you there.

When you realize the dreams you've had

for your child won't come true

when the phone rings in the middle

of the night with tragic news...

Whatever valley you must walk through,

Jesus will meet you there.

He knows the way to wherever you are

He knows the way to the depths of your heart

He knows the way cause He's already been

where you're going

Jesus will meet you there.

Jesus come and meet me here,

I'm standing with arms open,

You know my heart better than I ever will,

Come and meet me here.

Homesick...?

A longing to return home.

Missing one's home and family very much when away.

The distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific home environment or attached objects.

A strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones) while physically away.

But....I AM home,

aren't I?