Joy and Strength (Christian life and music)

Jesus lived a perfect life.  He never sinned.  Ever. So how could He possibly relate to us in our sinful state?   When He died on the cross, He bore our sins.  He felt the awfulness of sin, the pain of it, the horror of it.  He became sin in that moment in time. He didn't sin, but He experienced it while on the cross.  Because of that truth, He knows what we feel when we sin.  He knows its horrendous pain and agony.  And He can empathize in that way. Jesus is compassionate, no doubt.  But He is not some far off historical figure with whom we cannot relate.  Yes, He had the human experience.  But not as we do.  How so?  Because He never sinned.   So it is important to realize that since He experienced all of our collective sins, sin itself, on the cross, that is how He can empathize with us in our sinful state. This is huge!  This is revelatory! We worship Him as King of kings and Lord of lords - the fla...

I wrote this song, "Seek the Lord," way back in 2001.  We still had our Steinway grand then.  Oh how I miss it.  How we came to sell it - that's for another blog entry! A friend once told me that my music was "for a time."  I never questioned what she meant by that, but I had a feeling that my music was for a hurting time, for those who are hurting inside.   I bring words of comfort and direction in my music.  And not everyone is in a "bad" place emotionally, spiritually, or in life.  So I have often felt that most people wouldn't "get" my music, be able to relate. But I would say the whole world is pretty much in a bad way these days with this pandemic affecting all of us. Maybe now is the time for this song.  Oh it has been there for a while and "spoke" to those who needed it before this time, I imagine. But I felt led to "re-release" it here for you all today.  Right now.  In this moment. For such a time as this. Wh...