daylight

i know this is kind of a older song by brave saint saturn, but i recently discovered it and i really like it.

did you hear the news today i'm not coming home, no and i wished it all away i felt so alone and the darkness crept it's way like stars we know will die too soon there is never any sunrise here in the shadows of eclipsing moons crawling on a tightrope the bravest thing i have is hope
daylight, save me daylight, save me tonight, tonight
halogen, the lights will flicker incadescent burning lies and the silence stands for nothing desperate i search the skies aching for a spark trembling in pitchest dark
Mission Control: U.S.S. Gloria, this is mission control, do you copy? we have lost contact with the U.S.S. Gloria
U.S.S. Gloria: Mission Control, this is the U.S.S. Gloria, do you read me? Mayday, we have lost primary guidance functions
News Reporter: The crew is now out of radio contact. presently there is no way for us to know whether they are alive or dead. our hopes and prayers go out with you all.
Mission Control: U.S.S. Gloria, this is mission control, do you copy?
U.S.S. Gloria: Houston this is the U.S.S. Gloria. good to hear your voice we are coming out of the eclipse now. i see the sunlight. it's beautiful the sunlight is beautiful.
Jesus Christ, Light of the World You never did forget me and when i bled in darkness, You held me still held me when desparate nights i cursed You You loved me, still loved me Jesus Christ, You dry the tears You break my heart of stone Your words are life cut marrow through the darkness, to the bone a heart of flesh You gave me only You can save me
Savior Daylight I am coming home

God the Father

i was just down in savannah with my mom and brother. at one point, we were sitting on these giant marble steps by the jepson museum of art, waiting for it to open. there were a couple of other people near by also waiting. next to us was a family, the mom, dad, and two little kids. the little girl stood up on the edge of the top step and was so excited that she could see everything around her. then her dad lifted her up and set her down on a lower step and told her that she couldn't stand up there. she threw an absolute fit. the girl started crying and asked her dad why she couldn't stand there and kept saying that she wanted to go back. he told her it was because the ground was hard, the edge was sharp, and it was a long way down. he said that he knew she would fall and didn't want to see her get hurt.

we are so much like that little girl. we climb up onto these dangerous places and are so excited at where we got ourselves. and then God comes along and tells us that we can't be there. we all have a different step that we climb up on top of, whether it is partying, pride, selfishness, lying, greed, or something else. we get so angry at God when He tells us we shouldn't be there. we cry and scream and get angry at Him and always ask the inevitable question:why? and the answer is simple: the ground is hard, the edge is sharp, and it's a long way down. He knows that we will fall, and He wants to protect us. but very much like that little girl, we want our own way. i thought that it was a beautiful picture of God.