Speaking Truth (To Myself)
I was not an afterthought
Of Your Grace
You saw my Face
As You endured the painful affliction of sin
My sin on Your shoulders
Separating you from the Father
In that dreadful moment
You were alone, crying out in the anguish of Your spirit
" My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" And I ask
" Why are You so far from me?" to the silence.
Believing a lie of emotion over the truth of salvation
I, who was once far off
Alienated from Your presence-I
have been brought near by the blood of Christ
The Veil of separation
Has been eternally torn
It can never be repaired
Don't stop cleansing me-I feel the dross
Like a weighty burden clinging to the silver
Purify me seven times if that is what it takes
To reflect Your light with simplicity and grace
I was a forethought
Of Your plan
Formed byYour hands
For such a time as this