Wonderful World, Chris Eaton

Last stop before bed tonight: one of my 5 star mp3s. I've never listened so closely to the lyrics. Unbelievable! I always caught the "wonderful" part and never really heard the reality of the pain that came before. This is so good.

It's like Romans 8:26,28 from The Message: Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. ...That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

 Wonderful World

I have shouldered the blame far too long
I have hidden my light under a cloud
Only in these days of release
Have I understood mercy and grace

Music

The fall of 1988 was one of the most intense seasons of my life. I was a 20-year-old junior at North Central Bible College in Minneapolis and I felt a drive and determination to grab all of life in one huge handful.

One of my methods was to take huge amounts of time every day to connect spiritually with my Creator. It wasn't uncommon to take 2 or 3 hours a day and just pour through the scriptures and journal and walk. I wouldn't let myself go to bed until I'd had at least 75 minutes of this sort of devotional quiet time. Reckless, but amazing! More on that another day.

Flash back a few months to my sophomore year.