I am running away
running away from myself
from who I was
from who I am
and from who I will become
from the socially acceptable
from the norms of the norms
from the judgements
from the rage
I am running away
I am running away
sprinting to find a new me
to where my heart belongs
to where my soul yearns
to the socially outcast
to the fearful
to the needy
to the lonely
to the hopeless
to the lowest of the lows
I am running to you
I am running for you
so that you know the place where the breathing is easy
and the sky is always sunny
and where the smiles are natural and genuine
where Gods love is known
and we filled our holes with that
where community is defined by actions
not just hopes
where art brings tears to everyone
even the most hearty of men
I am running for you
Lord, let me run for You
Lord, let me run for You
September 19, 2009
September 10, 2009
Admiration
To the girl I saw on the bench a couple of days ago:
There you are
Shaking your head like you shake my heart
Not a clue I'm writing this about you
Out the window you look
The look that makes me feel like you can see these words
These words I'm writing: my anthem of admiration
Focused on something on the outside
I want to know what you think
What you drink
And If you like pink
How was your day?
I'll be your friend
We'll share secrets, deep and dark
Thoughts, significant and out of the park
And love, the kind that starts a spark.
Your hair blows in the wind of the open window
You sit still, almost embracing it
still thinking
Do you feel well?
Can I ask you that yet?
Is it to early to tell
If this admiration should continue?
Will I see you again?
Will I hear you speak?
This ride may be over but I think this is a wonderful start
A start to who knows what may come
A shot in the dark if you ask me
I feel younger than you
But I am terrible at guessing ages
It all started with you on a bench
Waiting for a ride
And me admiring you from afar
You don't know i am writing this to you
But someday it might come around
I'll leave it up to fate
To destiny
And to hope
For you to get this
To know of this admiration.
There you are
Shaking your head like you shake my heart
Not a clue I'm writing this about you
Out the window you look
The look that makes me feel like you can see these words
These words I'm writing: my anthem of admiration
Focused on something on the outside
I want to know what you think
What you drink
And If you like pink
How was your day?
I'll be your friend
We'll share secrets, deep and dark
Thoughts, significant and out of the park
And love, the kind that starts a spark.
Your hair blows in the wind of the open window
You sit still, almost embracing it
still thinking
Do you feel well?
Can I ask you that yet?
Is it to early to tell
If this admiration should continue?
Will I see you again?
Will I hear you speak?
This ride may be over but I think this is a wonderful start
A start to who knows what may come
A shot in the dark if you ask me
I feel younger than you
But I am terrible at guessing ages
It all started with you on a bench
Waiting for a ride
And me admiring you from afar
You don't know i am writing this to you
But someday it might come around
I'll leave it up to fate
To destiny
And to hope
For you to get this
To know of this admiration.
September 02, 2009
Why The Good Guy Always Gets the Girl
I wrote this paper almost two years ago (oh how time flies) and I get reminded of it at times. I feel like I've posted this before so if this seems all to familiar let me know. The following is dedicated to New Life Academy, robots, and that guy who can never seem to win the heart of a lady.
This weekend I experienced Jesus in many ways.
My first experience was after watching the movie Transformers. It was pretty good, a guy movie though. I, for some reason, asked myself the question about why the hero always gets the girl in the end. I thought about it awhile and realized that the hero always gets the girl because the hero always has good character and that the action sequences in which the hero braves all and risks his life for a good cause shows that good character. The particular hero in Transformers was considered on the bottom of the totem pole by society standards (not popular). By the end of the movie he gets one of the most popular girls in school (who also had some good character). It’s always those losers in the beginning of the movie who have the best character while those jocks that have the girl in the beginning of the movie have horrible character. Now, you might be asking where the Jesus experience in all of this is. Well, if you are to look at the New Life Academy mission statement which is “Developing godly students to influence generations” and the three sections of the mission statement are Academics, Bible, and Character. Character, it’s important. So even though the hero in Transformers wasn’t necessarily Christian, he did have good character by world standards. While our Christian character might be set to a higher standard, he still reflected his passion in saving the human race and his new found robot friend. The lesson in this isn’t that good character always gets you a popular girl. The lesson about character is that our character should reflect Jesus. The hero’s character and his passion in the movie changed his life and controlled his actions. He stood up for what he believed in and fought for what he though was right. And so, like the hero in a movie, we as followers of Jesus should let our character reflect our love for God and let God control our actions and our life.
Another Jesus experience was through a song at the end of the movie, which I just downloaded and found the lyrics for. The verses of the song I’m not too attached to but the pre-chorus and the chorus is what I find intriguing. This song isn’t by a Christian artist, but anyone can still find a godly experience in them. The pre-chorus of letting mercy come and washing away I interpreted as God’s mercy coming down on us as Jesus, who died on a cross for us, and washed away my sins. No matter what I have done, no matter how horrible the sin, Jesus still died for me and still forgives me. To the chorus where it talks about facing yourself, crossing it out, erasing yourself and then letting go I interpreted as looking at yourself (such as in a mirror or self-reflecting) and crossing it out. Getting rid of the old-self and erasing it from history. You then let go of yourself and find your new life in Jesus. This can go all the way back to letting God control you and reflecting God’s character. This is a song that helped me experience God.
There are a couple other experiences I had this weekend, some good, some not so good. The basic message that I would tell people of what I learned from God this weekend would be “to reflect God’s love through my character.”
P.S. The song is "What I've Done" by Linkin Park. Check it out.
This weekend I experienced Jesus in many ways.
My first experience was after watching the movie Transformers. It was pretty good, a guy movie though. I, for some reason, asked myself the question about why the hero always gets the girl in the end. I thought about it awhile and realized that the hero always gets the girl because the hero always has good character and that the action sequences in which the hero braves all and risks his life for a good cause shows that good character. The particular hero in Transformers was considered on the bottom of the totem pole by society standards (not popular). By the end of the movie he gets one of the most popular girls in school (who also had some good character). It’s always those losers in the beginning of the movie who have the best character while those jocks that have the girl in the beginning of the movie have horrible character. Now, you might be asking where the Jesus experience in all of this is. Well, if you are to look at the New Life Academy mission statement which is “Developing godly students to influence generations” and the three sections of the mission statement are Academics, Bible, and Character. Character, it’s important. So even though the hero in Transformers wasn’t necessarily Christian, he did have good character by world standards. While our Christian character might be set to a higher standard, he still reflected his passion in saving the human race and his new found robot friend. The lesson in this isn’t that good character always gets you a popular girl. The lesson about character is that our character should reflect Jesus. The hero’s character and his passion in the movie changed his life and controlled his actions. He stood up for what he believed in and fought for what he though was right. And so, like the hero in a movie, we as followers of Jesus should let our character reflect our love for God and let God control our actions and our life.
Another Jesus experience was through a song at the end of the movie, which I just downloaded and found the lyrics for. The verses of the song I’m not too attached to but the pre-chorus and the chorus is what I find intriguing. This song isn’t by a Christian artist, but anyone can still find a godly experience in them. The pre-chorus of letting mercy come and washing away I interpreted as God’s mercy coming down on us as Jesus, who died on a cross for us, and washed away my sins. No matter what I have done, no matter how horrible the sin, Jesus still died for me and still forgives me. To the chorus where it talks about facing yourself, crossing it out, erasing yourself and then letting go I interpreted as looking at yourself (such as in a mirror or self-reflecting) and crossing it out. Getting rid of the old-self and erasing it from history. You then let go of yourself and find your new life in Jesus. This can go all the way back to letting God control you and reflecting God’s character. This is a song that helped me experience God.
There are a couple other experiences I had this weekend, some good, some not so good. The basic message that I would tell people of what I learned from God this weekend would be “to reflect God’s love through my character.”
P.S. The song is "What I've Done" by Linkin Park. Check it out.
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