Remade

Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.  Romans 6:4

Today’s blog post is a musical one.  This is a song that has spoken to my heart often over the past months of illness, and I hope it may speak a word of hope and grace to you today.  The lyrics of this beautiful song  and my brief reflection follow the clip.

You Are More – lyrics from elyrics.net

"There's a girl in the corner
With tear stains on her eyes
From the places she's wandered
And the shame she can't hide

She says, "How did I get here?
I'm not who I once was.
And I'm crippled by the fear
That I've fallen too far to love"

But don't you know who you are,
What's been done for you?
Yeah don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

Well she tries to believe it
That she's been given new life
But she can't shake the feeling
That it's not true tonight

She knows all the answers
And she's rehearsed all the lines
And so she'll try to do better
But then she's too weak to try

But don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
[From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/tenth-avenue-north-lyrics/you-are-more-lyrics.html]
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

'Cause this is not about what you've done,
But what's been done for you.
This is not about where you've been,
But where your brokenness brings you to

This is not about what you feel,
But what He felt to forgive you,
And what He felt to make you loved.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You've been remade
You've been remade.
You've been remade.
You've been remade."

Andrea’s reflection :

You are more than the illness that you face, you are more than the nightmares that steal your sleep, you are more than the frustrations and fears that you encounter, you are more than what you can or can’t do.  You are precious in God’s eyes, because you’ve been remade by God’s love.  No matter what things might look like to us, God sees us with eyes of love ~  You’ve been remade by grace.

Precious Lord, help me to see myself and others with your eyes of love. Help me to see the newness of life that you’ve given me today, even as I face physical or mental limitations.  Help me to trust that I have been and continue to be remade by your loving touch.  Amen.