Already Home - Thousand Foot Krutch

The trouble with truth is it never lies,
and the trouble with wrong that it's never right,
so I rest my head onto your light.

The trouble with peace is it never fights,
and the trouble with love that it's always blind.
I want to walk to the edge of it tonight, and I fall down.

I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
Well I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

The trouble with tears is that they dry,
and the trouble with faith made me wanna cry.
I've never felt so much like I'm alive,
I wanna open my eyes and see your face.
If I have to wait a thousand days,
I'd still be right here right next to you.

And I fall down,
I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
And now I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

and I won't runaway,
I won't runaway,
I won't runaway cause I'm already home.

And I know I haven't always been
Where you wanted me
standing here on top looking down, before you.
I know I haven't always been,
where you wanted me, standing here on top
Looking down,

I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
And now I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

Cousins

Under The Overpass

By Mike Yankoski

This is one of the best books I have ever read.  I started it Sunday evening and finished it Monday afternoon.  I would have read it straight through if I could, or I would have stayed up all night reading if I wasn't already really tired.  I just couldn't put it down; once I started reading I had to keep going.  After I finished it, I contemplated reading it again--maybe I will.  It was so interesting and gave me lots to think about.


Under The Overpass is the story of a young man named Mike and his friend Sam who lived on the streets of Denver, Washington, D.C., Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix and San Diego for five months.  They were ordinary college students before God placed this idea on Mikes heart.  They only brought backpacks (packed with the bare essentials), sleeping bags and their guitars.  Before they could eat, they would either have to panhandle for money by playing their guitars and singing (Christian worship music), or wait in long lines at homeless shelters.  Sometimes nearby churches that would give out free lunches; but some of the time they went hungry.  Other times they dug through the trash or took other partially eaten food that would have been thrown away.  They slept on the streets and were often awakened by city noises, rats, rain, people telling them they had to move and sometimes thieves.  They met other homeless people who shared their stories and struggles and were able to witness to them and help them.  Many of those on the streets wrestled with addiction.  People were surprised when Mike and Sam told them they didn't smoke or drink and even more surprised when they discovered they were Christians.

Most of the churches Mike and Sam attended and visited while they were homeless rejected them.  Once they slept outside a church hoping that when the people came to the service they next day, they would see the two homeless men outside and offer them help.  But no one did.  Other times they were kicked off church property.  Or professing Christians would see their needs, but not do anything about them.  Now, there were some Christians who they met who were very kind and Christlike.  Once someone took them out to eat; others gave them food and money for the bus; and once they were invited to a dinner after a church service.

Mike and Sam learned what it meant to trust God completely.  Sometimes they didn't know where their next meal would come from, but God provided for them.  They began to look at homeless people differently and recognized that everyone is created in God's image, even the poorest of the poor.

One scientist was picked by his peers to tell God that, because cloning people was practically a reality and with many other scientific miracles an everyday occurrence, He wasn't needed. Perhaps He could retire or just 'get lost'.
After listening patiently, God said, "Very well, how about this?  Let's have a man-making contest."
"Okay, great!" the scientist replied.
"But," God added, "we're going to do this the same way I did it back in the old days with Adam."
"Sure, no problem," said the scientist, as he bent down and grabbed a handful of dirt.
God smiled and said, "No, no, no.  You have to get your own dirt."

So What's The Difference? by Fritz Ridenour.  page 175

Well...

So I didn't really blog today.  I tried like three times to put pictures on facebook of the trip but so far it hasn't worked.  I took today off from school (because I'm home schooled and I can) and unpacked and journaled a lot.  So much happened, there are so many memories and so much to process.  I would say I'll blog tomorrow but I'm not sure I will.  Probably by the end of this week I will and I'll do my best to have pictures up on facebook too.

City On Our Knees - tobyMac

This song if off tobyMac's new album Tonight and our group in Honduras really thought it applied to our trip.


If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all up tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever
Ooh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
As family
We’re family

Oh Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Ya, you and me

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
Cuz its all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king

A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh

If we gotta start somewhere why not here
If we gotta start sometime why not now