Breathe

I feel like I've been running all day. This morning I rushed to observe at the Middle School, rused home to change, rushed to school to take a midterm. I went from the midterm to Spanish, where it feels futile to even try to keep up. From there I sped to my haircut, then to the high school, and finally home. And then I took time to breathe. Although my schedule says that I should be using this time to work on my senior project, I decided that a quiet time was much more needed. And it was. Because now I can see my day in a different light. I'm able to remember the 45 minutes I spent in the 7th grade classroom learning to fold origami, that my midterm went much better than I had anticipated (thank you Lord!), and that I had a good conversation with my hairdresser. To tie this off, I'd like to share a song with you. I heard it at church on Sunday, and listened to it again during my quiet time. It's been such a blessing this week. Here it is...

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He love us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How he loves us all.

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.
And Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,
Any my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don't have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about the way...