It seems one must admit how hurt they are, before healing can begin. It’s amazing the lengths God will go to in order to bring said healing and peace to His children. I wish I had the words to describe yesterdays service, how the Spirit settled over the entire congregation, and how He used a song to begin the process for one broken, battered, weeping child of God.
Cry Out To Jesus – Casting Crowns
To everyone who’s lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye
And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there’s nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He’ll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
For the marriage that’s struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith and love
They’ve done all they can to make it right again
Still it’s not enough
For the ones who can’t break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you’re not alone in your shame
And your suffering
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He’ll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
When your lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
To the widow who suffers from being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He’ll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
Father, thank You, for loving this selfish, arrogant woman. Thank You, for bearing my anger and pain, and showing me the way to peace.

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May 15, 2009 at 4:43 am
Rev Andy Little
All I can say is, “Thank you for this.” Both a simple but powerful testament and an equally poignant song. May the healing already be well under way.
May 17, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Corina
I hope the healing is going well and progresses steadily. Hang in there.
May 19, 2009 at 1:16 am
Shawn W
Thanks, Rev. Andy, it is.
It’s going well, Corina. I wish the same for you. (((hugs)))
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June 19, 2009 at 1:12 pm
jonjonjon
Out here in LA my Christian Talk Radio of choice is KKLA. Every morning I liten to Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine. This last week they did a series titled “Mighty Molly Mutz”. Here is the link http://www.familylife.com/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dnJHKLNnFoG&b=3832113&ct=7045207.
I loved every minute of hearing how these amazing people found hope and life in Jesus during their most devastating days! Warning: You will cry!
June 19, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Shawn W
Since it’s going to make me cry, I listen after it gets quiet here tonight. Thanks for the link.