Lyrics from a favorite song

I love, love, love the first verse of this song. It's kinda like my platform... Or my thing. If we all act like our lives our perfect, we are doing more damage than good. There is so much to gain when we are real with ourselves, each other, and our GOD!

Healing Begins by Tenth Avenue North
So you thought you had to keep this up
All the work that you do
So we think that you're good
And you can't believe it's not enough
All the walls you built up
Are just glass on the outside
So let 'em fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

Afraid to let your secrets out
Everything that you hide
Can come crashing through the door now
But too scared to face all your fear
So you hide but you find
That the shame won't disappear
So let it fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now
We're here now, oh

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

Sparks will fly as grace collides
With the dark inside of us
So please don't fight
This coming light
Let this blood come cover us
His blood can cover us

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

I look at this song and think about the pain I feel when I think about the fact that my children will never be "normal". Sometimes I feel like I have to be strong about it - all the time - that it is not ok to let others now I grieve the childhood my children won't have. I feel like I have to look at the positives all the time. But if I admit my fears and grief, God can take it and turn it into something genuine and beautiful.

But I also see this song from a different angle. I just got back from a mission trip to Nashville, TN. We worked with homeless and recovery programs. We saw time and again how God used a broken person and made them into an amazing new creation. This songs speaks to that as well.