You alone

For 19 years of my life, I've grown up with the Christian culture: Jesus being the Son of God and dying for our sins and coming back to life, but I never saw it as an event worth celebrating so hard and with so much gratitude for. I never really understood the depth and the meaning behind the cross and what it symbolized, what Christ did for us. But, I see why now. I see why Easter is the most pivotal event of the year for Christians. I see how the Gospel is being actualized through the cross-both death and Resurrection. I see why we're called to evangelize, why people are on fire to spread the Gospel once it has been made clearly to them. If you have something so great and so precious, wouldn't you want to share it? If you had the best news ever, wouldn't you want to share it with just about everyone you see? Yes.

He came as King, but made himself a servant. He went lower than a servant, He became a servant's servant. A servant to such dirty, wicked, and worthless people. Who does that? Instead of rightfully owning up to His title and throne, He CHOSE to dethrone Himself. When do you ever see that? He could've lived comfortably, but He didn't. He chose to live just to die for me, for you, for us and He does it over and over again every day because He loves us and because we fail to obey and sin.

Thank you for the cross and the precious blood that stains it.
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"My greatest joy is within Your presence
Where the love You gave saved me
And my most treasured times are in the stillness
Where Your loving arms hold me

Cause You're all I want
You are all I search for
It is You I've always longed for"

Sometimes, I wish melodies had words.