What do you see when you close your eyes? {Considering I only know what I see, I can't even offer other possibilities ... oh well} What do I see? I see faces. millions of faces. I see every face that I have met and every face that needs the Lord. I see the looks of sadness, confusion, and fear. I see the inability to grasp just how wide, how long, how high, and how deep is the love of Christ.
Right now the faces I see the most are the ones in East Asia who know the truth yet aren't able or willing to accept it. Ralph. Sisi. Dong Dong. April. In the days leading up to my dreaded departure back to summer school and reality, seeing these faces with my eyes open and closed left me broken and hurting. During the late hours of the night, Kayla and I put words and music to my aching heart. God placed these words in my heart and they just overflowed onto the paper. Over the next few days, I struggled with a name for the song, because there were no words to sum up the true meaning of the song. As I stood in an airport hotel in Beijing with tears running down my face, it finally hit me. The song was about Ralph, but I couldn't name the song that. The song was written for so many people who are struggling to find the light even though it is shining right there for them to find. It hit me that there are millions of faces. not just one. From mine and Kayla's heart came this song, and it was truly inspired by God. Songwriting is definitely new to me {and Kayla a.k.a. Kayler is the music pro}, so the song is probably not theologically sound ... no need to analyze some deeper meaning.
Right now the faces I see the most are the ones in East Asia who know the truth yet aren't able or willing to accept it. Ralph. Sisi. Dong Dong. April. In the days leading up to my dreaded departure back to summer school and reality, seeing these faces with my eyes open and closed left me broken and hurting. During the late hours of the night, Kayla and I put words and music to my aching heart. God placed these words in my heart and they just overflowed onto the paper. Over the next few days, I struggled with a name for the song, because there were no words to sum up the true meaning of the song. As I stood in an airport hotel in Beijing with tears running down my face, it finally hit me. The song was about Ralph, but I couldn't name the song that. The song was written for so many people who are struggling to find the light even though it is shining right there for them to find. It hit me that there are millions of faces. not just one. From mine and Kayla's heart came this song, and it was truly inspired by God. Songwriting is definitely new to me {and Kayla a.k.a. Kayler is the music pro}, so the song is probably not theologically sound ... no need to analyze some deeper meaning.
{Millions of Faces}
When you've lost your way
And the path is in darkness
The millions of faces
Passing you by
Each new day brings a whole new pain
You can't see past the hurt and shame
The light will shine for everyone to see
The darkness will flee; and the fears of this world will cease
We claim the light in the hearts of these people
We claim the light in the people of this city
We claim the light; We'll shine it bright
We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ
When you look ahead
There's a light at the end
Filled with a love that's
Guiding your way
But this light leads to more than a dream
What awaits you is hope and peace
The light will shine for everyone to see
The darkness will flee; and the fears of this world will cease
We claim the light in the hearts of these people
We claim the light in the people of this city
We claim the light; We'll shine it bright
We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ
Come unto me; all who are weary
Come unto me; you're meant to break free
We claim the light in the hearts of these people
We claim the light in the people of this city
We claim the light in the hearts of these people
We claim the light in the people of this city
We claim the light; We'll shine it bright
We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ
There are millions of faces passing you by
Ralph has been searching for something more for a very long time. He
says he knows the light is there, but he can't see for all the hurt and
shame. He blames God for every painful thing that has happened in his
life. He sees God as this man sitting in the clouds waiting to throw
another curve ball at him. Others like April and Sisi are more worried
about their culture and the dreams they have had since childhood. They
can't let go of the past. Dong Dong thinks science has all the answers.
He has questions and wants the answers to every single one of them. As I
thought and prayed over these friends and the last few days with them, I
just kept thinking how I wanted to claim the light in their hearts and
in all of these people. I declare that Satan has no foothold in their
lives. Satan may be rejoicing right now over his momentary victories,
but they will only be momentary. He may be winning small battles, but my
God has already won the war. We claim the light of Christ in the hearts and lives of the people of East Asia and the peoples of this entire world.
One way we can claim the light is by shining it for all of them to see. We will shine it {BRIGHT} for all to see.
Learning to be the Light,
Jenna
Matthew 11:28-30