Was spending the evening planning the last session of the Alpha Course and surfing the Web for a traditional satay man to order from. I don’t know about you but after spending a couple of hours perusing various websites reading reviews and looking at photos of delicious satay, I was struck with a craving for satay.
Feeling extra ravenous because I’d skipped dinner earlier, I called Albert Y from church and arranged to meet at the Adams Road Food Centre for their satay and “teh alia” (ginger tea).
The satay quest turned out to be a bomb because the stall was closed. Perhaps, it may have been that a lot of frustration, anger, pride and <substitute whatever emotion you think is appropriate here> had been building up in me or that it had been a while since I truly shared with someone about what i was feeling or thinking these last few months but the evening turned into one of soul-baring and sharing.
The topics we covered ranged far and wide from the frustration we were feeling (or rather I was feeling with church and its leaders) to how problems seemed to be cropping up in various aspects of church-life. At the end of that 5 hour conversation which eventually ended at 3am, I was left with a number of questions which I’ll have to think about and explore for myself. With things churning in my heart and brain, I turned to the occasionally used source of inspiration and comfort, the music of Chris Tomlin.
With the iPod set to shuffle, the first song seemed especially poignant given this evening’s tone of the conversation. Thought I’d share the song with you.
Video courtesy of Youtube.
Lyrics to the song as follows:
Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for Thee.Take my voice and let me sing
always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as You choose.::Chorus::
Here am I, all of me.
Take my life, it’s all for Thee.Take my will and make it Thine
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is Thine own
it shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord I pour
at Your feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be
ever, only, all for Thee.
Take myself and I will be
ever, only, all for Thee.Here am I, all of me.
Take my life, it’s all for Thee.
x3(Take my life, Lord take my life. Take all of me)
Here am I, all of me.
Take my life, it’s all for Thee.
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Feel free to close your eyes, meditate and let the music and lyrics speak to you as I did.
- adrian t
