Another perfect day

Today was one of those amazing days when everything is just perfect. Most of my Sundays are pretty nice, just because they are so different from the other days of the week: I get to see my best friends, we have Sunday School at church (which is SO good!!), small group with the girls and on the good weeks I get to go to Carroll and Jay's church in the evening.

Today though was just the best. For once, I got enough sleep, kind of rushed through my devotional time, but left on time for church. We had worship team practice, which was such a praise. We were practicing "Give us clean hands" and somebody started a really good conversation based on the line "We turn our eyes from evil things, Oh Lord, we cast down our idols" about what our idols are today and how we can cast them down. Somebody made a really good point that, when singing worship songs, there is a danger to just enjoy the catchy tune and not really think about the lyrics. I think a lot of people (myself included) like songs for the music more than the lyrics and, even worse, don't THINK about the lyrics. They are true, but do we really believe what they say? Do we apply them?

There was also this awesome moment in the service when we were singing 'Open the eyes of my heart' followed by 'Give us clean hands'. The leader took some time to explain that when God opens our eyes, we see His holiness (which explains the 'Holy, holy, holy's at the end of the song), and seeing His holiness makes us realize how sinful we are and how much we need His cleaning us, so we sang those 2 songs one after the other. It was a really good time of THINKING about things.

The sermon was also SO GOOD, from Colossians 1:9-12. I just love that prayer and I thought our pastor did a really good job explaining it.

After church, I walked home with Ruth and got an update on her life and then we had lunch together (she fed me). It was again good times and I'm really thankful for having her in my life. In the evening I took a long walk and listened to a CD with hymns in contemporary style that I got for my mom. I just love that CD, can't wait to share it with my family! Soon!!

I found one of the songs on youtube. There's something about this song that makes me feel closer to heaven.

Hymn of The Month

.. at our church. Which means we'll probably sing it 3 Sundays.
(I'm so excited!!)



And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain—
For me, who scorned His perfect blood?

Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, would die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, would die for me?


You left Your Father's throne above,
So free and infinite Your grace;
Emptied Yourself of all but love,
And bled for Adam's helpless race

Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature's night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray,
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;

My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, should die for me?

No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness Divine,

Bold I approach the eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.