Worship Wednesday

This post is brought to you by halls cough drops and hot tea.... because I think I have a cold...In the summer! Weird I know but unfortunately I had to miss a day of work (haven't called in sick for almost a year) last night due to a sore throat and headache. Thankfully I have a wonderful job where I have the next 8 days off from the hospital so I will have plenty of time to recuperate. But besides the awesome schedule, another reason why I love my job is because I have the opportunity to talk openly to patients and their families about various subjects that might not come across in daily conversation. Last night my patients' wife explained that she was a Jehovah Witness for over 30 years and just recently converted to Christianity. And she said that even though she is much happier with her new faith, her whole family disowned her...even her own daughter! I can't imagine that type of loneliness! As happy as I am for her to be part of the Christian family I know that must have been very hard and thinking of what I would do in that situation I wonder if I would have had the strength to break away.

It also brings up the fact that I am so thankful I was raised in a Lutheran family where I had the opportunity to go to a Christian Camp at Okoboji during the summer when I was young and attend a Christian Youth conference in Florida when I was in high school. Church on sunday and all of these activities of given me a strong foundation for my faith today.

I thought every Wednesday (I know I'm a day late) I would feature a song that has really helped me express my faith and has been a great song to worship the Lord with. for the first week it is only fitting that I feature the song that was the inspiration for the title of my blog! 

I have seen NeedToBreathe 2 times in concert with my wonderful friend Kendra. Their songs are so upbeat and the lyrics are really strong! I was driving in my car and happened to hear 'Something Beautiful' yesterday playing on KLove which they don't play too often so I always feel God is speaking to me whenever it is played :) 

Check it out... 

In your ocean, I'm ankle deep
I feel the waves crashin' on my feet
It's like I know where I need to be
But I can't figure out, yeah I can't figure out
Just how much air I will need to breathe
When your tide rushes over me
There's only one way to figure out
Will you let me drown, will you let me drown?
Hey now, this is my desire
Consume me like a fire, 'cause I just want something beautiful
To touch me, I know that I'm in reach
'Cause I am down on my knees.
I'm waiting for something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful
And the water is rising quick
And for years I was scared of it
We can't be sure when it will subside
So I won't leave your side, no I can't leave your side.
Hey now, this is my desire
Consume me like a fire, 'cause I just want something beautiful
To touch me, I know that I'm in reach
'Cause I am down on my knees.
I'm waiting for something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful