Enamored of a Song

I thought it was full
But it was halfway to the top
Love is an ocean and I am a tiny cup

And it's taken me over
Taken me over
And the heart I thought was full was halfway

I've been a fan of Sandra McCracken for a couple years now, but today a song I'd heard before has new meaning for me. When asked, I pretty consistently tell folks that my life is full, and I am blessed and thankful. This has been a week of immeasurable fullness - good, bad and everything in between.

This week I have beheld the surprising splendor of God's redemptive power in the life of one of his Beloved. This week I have more deeply realized what treasures are entrusted to me as the husband and father of my precious girls. This week I learned of the hardships and struggles of others dear to me, from job loss to cancer.

I often struggle to get alone with God and pray. Not this week. God has tangibly drawn me to him.

Sounds strange, I know. Would've sounded strange to me a week ago, too. But that was before I learned that the heart I thought was full was only halfway.

Watch the video of "Halfway" by Sandra McCracken