mark daniel
the daylight
.
and if the darkness is to keep us apart
and if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
and if your glass heart should crack
and for a second you turn back
be strong
walk on, walk on
what you got they can't steal it
no, they can't even feel it
walk on, walk on
stay safe tonight
you're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
a place that has to be believed to be seen
you could have flown away
a singing bird in an open cage
who will only fly
only fly for freedom.
and i know it aches
and your heart it breaks
and you can only take so much
but walk on, walk on.
/ / walk on, U2
it seems unearthly strange to think back, to the place where my life stood 365 days ago today. to think about the chaos and confusion running full tilt through my mind and my soul as my life seemed to be falling apart around me.
today my life stands in defiant testimony to the difference and change a single year can bring. while my life is still worlds away from perfect, i have a renewed and new sense of peace and hope, for my life, my future, but also for this life, and this future that we all find ourselves in.
i fully understand, now more than ever, how the end of the year and the holidays can be a bitter time. reminders of everything you already know is missing in life are everywhere. i say all this because i know that some of you, some of my friends, are struggling through some very difficult times right now. you know who you are. i am not going to be so arrogant as to pretend to know what you are going through, or to know how to help.
but i am going to dare to ask you something.
i am going to ask you to believe that life can change, and can change in radical directions you never dared to hope or believe possible. the gospel book of mark says that "with GOD all things are possible." this past year of my life is a powerful reminder of this truth.
in this new year, whatever your thoughts on GOD, whether you believe in Him or don't, i dare you to ask Him for the changes in your life that you have been waiting for. ask Him to show you how good life can be.
happy new year, my friends.
i wish you all the very best in 2007.
.
the daylight
.
and if the darkness is to keep us apart
and if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
and if your glass heart should crack
and for a second you turn back
be strong
walk on, walk on
what you got they can't steal it
no, they can't even feel it
walk on, walk on
stay safe tonight
you're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
a place that has to be believed to be seen
you could have flown away
a singing bird in an open cage
who will only fly
only fly for freedom.
and i know it aches
and your heart it breaks
and you can only take so much
but walk on, walk on.
/ / walk on, U2
it seems unearthly strange to think back, to the place where my life stood 365 days ago today. to think about the chaos and confusion running full tilt through my mind and my soul as my life seemed to be falling apart around me.
today my life stands in defiant testimony to the difference and change a single year can bring. while my life is still worlds away from perfect, i have a renewed and new sense of peace and hope, for my life, my future, but also for this life, and this future that we all find ourselves in.
i fully understand, now more than ever, how the end of the year and the holidays can be a bitter time. reminders of everything you already know is missing in life are everywhere. i say all this because i know that some of you, some of my friends, are struggling through some very difficult times right now. you know who you are. i am not going to be so arrogant as to pretend to know what you are going through, or to know how to help.
but i am going to dare to ask you something.
i am going to ask you to believe that life can change, and can change in radical directions you never dared to hope or believe possible. the gospel book of mark says that "with GOD all things are possible." this past year of my life is a powerful reminder of this truth.
in this new year, whatever your thoughts on GOD, whether you believe in Him or don't, i dare you to ask Him for the changes in your life that you have been waiting for. ask Him to show you how good life can be.
happy new year, my friends.
i wish you all the very best in 2007.
.