GALAXIES - OWL CITY

When I hear this song, I am reminded of a song written by David, who became king of Israel hundreds of years before the birth of Christ. 

It goes ‘ Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?  If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.’  Psalm 139:7-10

It doesn’t matter where in the whole galaxy, (or universe for that matter) that we may end up in,  we have a God who will guide us and show us the way, when we may be lost. 

Jesus called himself ‘The Morning Star’ in Revelation 22:16. He is the one we can fix our eyes on, and get our bearings in life, and follow down the narrow path that leads to life. 

‘...set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.’ 1 Peter 1:13

‘We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.’ Hebrews 6:19

‘...it is by grace that you have been saved’ Ephesians 2:5

GALAXIES

Call back the cap com,

Tick off the time bomb,

Let felicity fly.

Armor the air lock,

Blanket the bed rock,

And kiss the planet goodbye.

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark.

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

Da da da da da dada da

Fight back the flight deck,

Bring on the break neck

Cue the solar eclipse

Summit the sunset

Dubtail the dragnet

And blow your backbone to bits.

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark.

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

Oh telescope,

Keep an eye on my only hope,

Lest I blink and get swept off the narrow road,

Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me,

'Cause you're not the blinding light that I need.

For He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)

He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies)

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

I would follow this far.

(Through the galaxy)

Da da da da da dada da 

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/owlcity/galaxies.html

PRETTY AMAZING GRACE - NEIL DIAMOND

Pretty Amazing Grace
Pretty amazing grace is what you showed me
Pretty amazing grace is who You are
I was an empty vessel
You filled me up inside
and with amazing grace restored my pride

Pretty amazing grace is how You saved me
and with amazing grace reclaimed my heart
Love in the midst of chaos
Calm in the heat of war
Showed with amazing grace what love was for

You forgave my insensitivity
and my attempt to then mislead You
You stood beside a wretch like me
Your pretty amazing grace was all I needed.

Stumbled inside the doorway of Your chapel
Humbled in God by everything I found
Beauty and love surround me
Freed me from what I fear
Ask for amazing grace and You appear

You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to a higher place
Showed Your amazing grace
When grace was what I needed

Look in a mirror I see Your reflection
Open a book You live on every page
I fall and You're there to lift me
Share every road I climb
and with amazing grace You ease my mind

Came to You with empty pockets first
When I returned I was a rich man
Didn't believe love could quench my thirst
But with amazing grace You showed me that it can

In Your amazing grace I had a vision
From that amazing place I came to be
Into the night I wandered
Wandering aimlessly
Found Your amazing grace to comfort me.

Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing

You overcome my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in.
You led me to that higher place
Showed me that love and truth and hope and grace
Were all I needed.

PARADISE - COLDPLAY

PARADISE - COLDPLAY

When She was just a girl 

She expected the world 

But it flew away from her reach 

So she ran away in her sleep 

Dreamed of paradise 

Every time she closed her eyes 

When She was just a girl 

She expected the world 

But it flew away from her reach 

And the bullets catching the tees

Life goes on it gets so heavy 

The wheel breaks the butterfly 

Every tear a waterfall 

In a night, the stormy night she closed her eyes 

In a night, the stormy night away she flies 

Dream of paradise 

So lying underneath the stormy skies 

She said I know the sun's set to rise 

It's gonna be paradise

Throughout the storms of life, having hope is a powerful thing!

Around 2400 years ago, a song was written that  went ‘ Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God.’ Psalm 42

King David, (who wrote the song), was speaking to his very soul, and telling it to stop the depression and start having hope. 

Hope is an antidote to depression and depair.  And true hope does not disappoint us (Romans 5:5)

King Solomon, the richest man who ever lived, wrote of God ‘ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.’ Ecclesiastes 3:11

If we search deep down in the longings of our hearts, we all long for paradise, just as the song says. So have hope, that God’s mercies are new every morning, and we can be heading towards paradise. 

Thanks Coldpay - great song !!