David Crowder

It's been a while since I have posted last. A lot has happened. I spent a weekend in Indiana preaching at a youth retreat. I did a series on the Parable of the Compassionate Father (the Prodigal Son). I've been subsituting regularly. I am about done with my application to Duke. I visited Duke's campus a few weeks back and absolutely loved it. I should know by Christmas whether or not I have been accepted. So it's been a good few weeks.

I have the new David Crowder album. It's called "Rememdy." I have really enjoyed it, and Dave Crowder is one of the few Christian bands that impresses me with their creativity. The last song on the album I especially love. It's called "Surely we can change"; the lyrics go as follows...

Where there is pain, Let there be grace.
Where there is suffering, Bring Serenity
For those afraid, help them be brave
Where there is misery, Bring expectancy
And surely we can change, surely we can change
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I found myself praying these lines this morning, not only for my own life (surely I need grace and serenity), but also for those who are pained over lost families and homes. It was a prayer for peace where suffering is only known. It was for the children in Iraq, Darfur, and Burma who are alone and without a family. It is a prayer for those who know misery, that they might experience hope. And it ends with the thought that there is change, and we, as God's agents, are part of that change. May the God all comfort continue to comfort even now.