You Love Me Anyway

I have been feeling kind of down on myself this week, as I mentioned in the Confidence/Competence post. Today I gave a presentation in class, and it went well, and I enjoyed seeing some of my friends in that class again, but the unhappiness with myself still seeped in and negatively affected me this morning. As I got in the car, I turned off my CD and turned on the radio, and this song came on. I don't know if I've ever heard it before today, but God's grace and love shouted out to me through it. I really like the bridge. I have compared myself to the people who crucified Jesus, but I am not sure I've ever compared myself to the nails and the thorns and the kiss and the sweat before. Very interesting to think about, especially couched in this loud reminder of his love.


You Love Me Anyway, Sidewalk Prophets

The question was raised
As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn’t mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind
Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future’s so far
My heart is so frail
I think I’d rather stay inside
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
How You love me
It took all of my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway
See now, I am the man who yelled out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking
ground
Yes then, I turned away with this smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
Yes and alone in the night, I still called out to You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life
But You love me anyway
Oh, God… how you love me
Yes You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
Yes, yes You love me, Yes You love me
Yes You love me, Yes You love me
How You love me
How You love me
How You love me