I was introduced to a new song yesterday which I am continuing to listen to through today to extract all the things the Lord is tying it to in my mind and heart.
The lyrics start with this passage:
It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye
Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war
Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war
...
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye
As with so many ideas from God, this passage can be experienced in a multiplex[1] of meaning.
Here's a variation of those words that align with the transcendent idea it touches in my awareness:
It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
I will go
Where you send me
No need to tell me why
Even when everything seems to get worse
As you live the love you felt from before
All you can do is do is the best that you can
And keep marching towards what God will restore
...
"You'll come back
When I call you
And then you'll understand why."
I find such overflowing meaning and emotion in this song that I have no words to describe even the smallest part of what I feel.
My Lord and my God, this is a perfect expression of everything in and of you in this creation:
It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
What is that feeling, that hope, that quiet thought, that quiet word, that battle cry?
It is the love of God, the most desirable above all things; What conquers all, what justifies all, what sanctifies all, what quickens all.
[1] - Multiplex: a system or signal involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication.