Remedy...

This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!
Romans 8:15-17

I don't have a whole lot to say tonight. I'm emotionally tired. The beginning of the school year is always an adjustment, but more so this year because I didn't do anything all summer. It doesn't help that I've had meetings and such that have kept me at school until 5. I couldn't work a normal job. When do you get a chance to refresh, hang with the family, eat dinner? By the time we eat dinner, it's almost time for Sarala to go to bed...then do it all over again tomorrow. Also, I think I'm getting better...but I'm still worn out from being sick.

The subject of this post is the title of a song by the David Crowder Band. I just picked up a cd/dvd and it's pretty awesome. The song pretty much spells it out...we're broken, used, mistreated, abused. My heart hurts from various things I've heard in the past couple days concerning all sorts of things. Mainly, peoples lives are full of rough times and events. The stuff I hear from students at school wears on me, then I hear about some family...then I read the "People" magazine article with the Chapman family talking about losing their daughter.... Couldn't take it at that point. It was then that I was reminded about the true remedy...Jesus. Like the song says...He's the one who saved us, embraces us, bringing relief. Thank you....

Remedy by David Crowder
Here we are
Here we are
The broken and used
Mistreated, abused
Here we are

Here You are
Here You are
The beautiful one
Who came like a Son
Here You are

So we lift up our voices
We open our hands
To cling to the love
That we can’t comprehend

Oh, lift up your voices
And lift up your heads
To sing of the love
That has freed us from sin

He is the one
Who has saved us
He is the one
Who embraced us
He is the one who has come
And is coming again
He’s the remedy

Here we are
Here we are
Bandaged and bruised
Awaiting a cure
Here we are

Here You are
Here You are
Our beautiful King
Bringing relief
Here You are with us

So we lift up our voices
And open our hands
Let go of the things
That have kept us from Him

He is the one
Who has saved us
He is the one
Who forgave us
He is the one who has come
And is coming again
He’s the remedy

Oh, I can’t comprehend
I can’t take it all in
Never understand
Such perfect love come
For the broken and beat
For the wounded and weak
Oh, come fall at His feet
He’s the remedy
He’s the remedy

He is the one who has saved us
He is the one who forgave us
He is the one who has come
and is coming again

He's the remedy
he's the remedy
He's the remedy
He's the remedy

So sing, sing

You are the one
Who has saved us
You are the one
Who forgave us
You are the one who has come
And is coming again
To make it alright
Oh, to make it alright
You’re the remedy
Oh, in us
You’re the remedy
Oh, You're in us
Your the remedy

Let us be the remedy
Let us be the remedy
Let us bring the remedy