Song of the Week - Come to me - 08.01.08

The song of the week is called Come To Me. Sometimes writing a song can take me hours, even days to do, and other times it just comes out in minutes. This was one of those time. I just sat down at the piano and it gushed out of me. I think that I was inspired by that invitation Jesus gave to the broken people around him. I realized how broad that invitation was, it could include almost anyone. My initial picture of someone who is burdened or heavyhearted is very glum. I picture a homeless man or an orphan or something like that. I know that those people are included in his invitation but I guess what I realized is that I'm around burdened people everyday. A lot of them don't even know it. Hell, I don't even know it sometimes. I suppose we all have baggage, and I would guess that we're all looking for a place to set that baggage down from time to time. My problem is that i've become very attached to my baggage, and I don't like to trust people with it. In fact, I think I might find some of my Identity in my baggage. I guess that's what makes Christ's invitation so hard. He not only wants me to lay down my baggage, he actually want me to leave it. He says. " Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

For me, this song is an invitation to find my identity in Christ, not my own issues.

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