We sang this song in church two weeks ago and it brought me to tears as I was thinking about the fast. Please listen to this song by Tim Hughes this morning and let the lyrics break your heart (lyrics are below). I will post my story and share my cause early this afternoon.
God of Justice
God of Justice, Savior to all
Came to rescue the weak and the poor
Chose to serve and not be served
Jesus, you have called us,
Freely we've received, now freely we will give
We must go live to feed the hungry,
Stand beside the broken,
We must go
Stepping forward keep us from just singing,
Move us into action,
We must go
To act justly every day
Loving mercy in every way
Walking humbly before You, God
You have shown us what You require,
Freely we've received, now freely we will give
Fill us up and send us out
Fill us up and send us out
Fill us up and send us out, Lord
That song fits perfectly.
Posted by: Kddub | July 03, 2007 at 10:18 PM
This song reminds me of some old Steve Camp classics, like "Don't Tell Them Jesus Loves Them" (till you're ready to love them, too) and "Do You Feel Their Pain". Ol' Steve has never been afraid to call Christians out of their apathy, and these songs were a big part of the impetus that moved me from being religious to practicing religion like James 1:27 tells us, touching lives in need. This, perhaps, is one of the best things that Christ-oriented music can do (for me, at least): serving as a constant reminder of those things we forget as we simply struggle to live, at times the comfort of a friend and at other times the convicting voice of the prophet.
Praying for you today, and looking forward to this afternoon’s post.
Posted by: euphrony | July 03, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Thanks, TrueVyne! It is indeed a powerful song. I was worried someone else might beat me to the punch... but I'm glad you were ministered to it on your day of fasting.
Posted by: Normal Rockstar | July 03, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Jeremy, I listened to this song all day during my fast. It is inspiring and helps me out of my complacency. Thanks for posting it for the fast. I thought about doing so myself, but I'm glad you beat me to it.
Posted by: truevyne | July 03, 2007 at 09:53 AM
What a beautiful song.
We MUST go, even if its next door, or even if its to the local homeless shelter, or if its to the website mentioned so far in this 40 day fast. Stepping FORWARD.
Thank you for sharing, Im praying for you today as you step forward and "go".
Posted by: Tressa | July 03, 2007 at 08:18 AM
That's a great song, Jeremy. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: kat | July 03, 2007 at 08:16 AM