fear

I would have to say that when I first moved down to the neighborhood, the question I got most often was "Is it safe?"  


At first I would get frustrated, "Of course it's safe", I would say.  Would I really move down here if it wasn't safe?


As time has passed my response has changed.   Now more often than not I respond,  "We were never promised it would be safe."  


I wanted to share with you the lyrics to one of my favorite songs.  Aslan, by Kendall Payne.  It paints a great picture of who Christ is, and how he is nothing we would have ever expected.  

Don't stop your crying on my account

A frightening lion, no doubt

He's not safe, no he's not safe

Are you tempted now to run away?

The King above all Kings is coming down

But He won't say the words you wish that he would 

Oh, he don't do the deeds you know that He could

He won't think the thoughts you think He should

But He is good, He is good

I know you're thirsty, the water is free

But I should warn you, it costs everything

Well, He's not fair, no He's not fair

When He fixes what's beyond repair

And graces everyone that don't deserve

No one knows Him whom eyes never seen

No, I don't know Him but He knows me

He knows me, He knows me

Lay down your layers, shed off your skin

But without His incision, you can't enter in

He cuts deep, yeah He cuts deep

When the risk is great and the talk is cheap

But never leaves a wounded one behind