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Sara Groves - Less Like Scars
By daniel | October 13, 2005
I love this cd. It has this authentic feel to it that seems rare to me. I know its an old cd, but it really strikes me as the story of a typical believer put to music.
I can't fit all my thoughts in one sentence, so let me paint a picture. Most of the Christian media I see deals with the spectacular — those moments of touching God, or discovering something, or seeing yourself or the world in a new or more accurate light — epiphany moments. Now, I know people who mistakenly assume their experiences are common to all, and I don't want to make that error, but in my life, and what I've seen of others, the life of a follower of Jesus is not characterized by hourly, or even daily epiphany moments. (Please leave me comments on this thought, I don't want to assume.)
That being said, a lot of our life is hard work, keeping our sights on our Saviour, climbing the mountains, walking the paths, etc. There are the spectacular moments, for sure, both on the top of the mountain experiences, and the I-fell-in-the-pit-at-the-bottom-of-the-valley experiences, but these two extremes are not your average day.
This CD, for me, is about an average day, and I find it refreshing. Sometimes it's nice just to hear from someone who's life sounds like mine.
It's been a hard year
But I'm climbing out of the rubble
These lessons are hard
Healing changes are subtle
But every day it's…Less like tearing more like building
Less like captive more like willing
Less like breakdown more like surrender
Less like haunting more like rememberAnd I feel you here
And you're picking up the pieces
Forever faithful
It seemed out of my hands a bad situation
But you are able
And in your hands the pain and hurt
look less like scars and more like characterLess like a prison a prison more like my room
Less like a casket more like a womb
Less like dying more like transcending
Less like fear, less like an endingJust a little while ago
I couldn't feel the power or the hope
I couldn't cope, I couldn't feel a thing
Just a little while back
I was desperate, broken, laid out
Hoping you would comeAnd I need you
And I want you here
And I feel you…And I feel you here
And you're picking up the pieces
Forever faithful
It seemed out of my hands a bad situation
But you are able
And in your hands the pain and hurt
look less like scars
And more like character*lyrics from saragroves.com
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