Find us Faithful
We're pilgrims on the journeyOf the narrow road
And those who've gone before us line the way
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us
Let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives
Chorus:
Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful
After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone
And our children sift though all we've left behind
May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover
Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find
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This song was sung on the radio this morning. When I hear it, as I age, I can't help but look at the lives who have gone before me and marvel at their faithfulness. Indeed, these people had no immediate hand in turning me toward the Lord. But their constance and strength and endurance in the race, their persistence, it all comes together to form a picture of who I'd like to be.
I realize that I have much of my life's slate still untouched. There's a lot of the story that hasn't been written yet. There are a lot of opportunities that have yet to materialize. But my one prayer is that as I just do what I'm supposed to do, when I just glorify God with my life, when I let others know through my actions just "what" is most important to me, I hope that my life is slowly transformed into something defined as "faithful".
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posted by Marcian @ 8:20 AM
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