Painting Pictures of Egypt
I went with my friend Teresa, her husband Daniel, and both of their families to their church this morning, and to my great surprise, the special music sung by two of the congregants was a Sara Groves song! I've always identified with this song, but never like I did today. It's the story of my life at the moment, so I'll just let Sara be my voice (she sings much better than I do anyway!):

Painting Pictures Of Egypt

I don’t want to leave here
I don’t want to stay
It feels like pinching to me either way

The places I long for the most
Are the places where I’ve been
They are calling after me like a long lost friend

It’s not about losing faith
It’s not about trust
It’s all about comfortable
When you move so much

The place I was wasn’t perfect
But I had found a way to live
It wasn’t milk or honey
But then neither is this

CHORUS:
I’ve been painting pictures of Egypt
Leaving out what it lacked
The future seems so hard
And I want to go back
But the places that used to fit me
Cannot hold the things I"ve learned
And those roads closed off to me
While my back was turned

The past is so tangible
I know it by heart
Familiar things are never easy to discard
I was dying for some freedom

But now I hesitate to go
Caught between the promise
And the things I know

BRIDGE:
If it comes too quick
I may not recognize it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?
If it comes too quick
I may not appreciate it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?

The song went with a sermon on Acts 1, in which the disciples are basically chilling in Jerusalem waiting out the command of the resurrected Jesus to wait there for him to send his Holy Spirit. In the meantime, they are supporting each other (being "of one accord") and training people to be evangelists. They don't have a clue what's ahead, but they know they can't ignore God's promise. It's a frustrating place to be, but this shows me that it should be an exciting one, too. Just think of what happens in Acts 2!!

I love you guys too, and your stories are amaaaaazing!
- posted by Devon @ 5:58 PM