Seems I've imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind,
But if God's Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind.
For even His family said He was mad,
And the priests say a demon's to blame,
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane.
We in our foolishness thought we were wise -
He played the Fool and He opened our eyes.
We in our weakness believed we were strong -
He became helpless to show we were wrong.
And so we follow God's own Fool,
For only the foolish can tell.
Believe the unbelievable!
Come be a fool as well!
So come lose your life for a carpenter's son,
For a madman who died for a dream,
And you'll feel the faith His first followers had,
And you'll feel the weight of the beam.
So surrender the hunger to say you must know,
Have the courage to say "I believe."
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see.
We in our foolishness thought we were wise -
He played the Fool and He opened our eyes.
We in our weakness believed we were strong -
He became helpless to show we were wrong.
And so we follow God's own Fool,
For only the foolish can tell.
Believe the unbelievable!
Come be a fool as well!
~God's Own Fool, by Michael Card (now playing in my computer...)
3 comments:
Nice song.
It's a good reminder, right?
hey Bexx!
I JUST e-mailed janyce and asked about airport pick-up... can YOU do it?!?! we get in at about 6:00 PM on the 2nd. i just figured you might still be at tegan's?? but if not, we would LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to come pick us up! maybe Janyce will call you to figure things out? or you can let me know and i'll e-mail Janyce? or you can call Janyce?
i'm neurotic. :) or just excited to see you, bexx!
Hey Bexx!
I was raised on Michael Card, and have found myself ever-more-fond of his music of late. Thanks for taking a song that I've heard a host of times and making me re-examine its content! Love you Becca!
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