Wow, John Piper’s stuff is pretty good. Here’s another good one, from One Day.

I guess the reason I like it is because I’ve still been thinking a lot about purpose and direction and stuff like that. Nothing’s changed since college.

Anyway, Chris Rice’s second album has been resonating with me a lot lately. In some ways he’s like the new Rich Mullins. His lyrics aren’t as good but they’re similar in the sense that it talks about weakness and is a wholly different spin from your typical Yay God cheerleader CCM fecal lyrics. More thoughtful, if nothing else.

Anyway, here’s one song that jives with me a lot. Just again a reminder that power is in the simple things.

The Power Of A Moment
Chris Rice

What am I gonna be when I grow up?
How am I gonna make my mark in history?
And what are they gonna write about me when I’m gone?
These are the questions that shape the way I think about what matters

Well I have no guarantee of my next heartbeat
My world’s too big to make a name for myself
And what if no one wants to read about me when I’m gone?
It seems to me that
Right now’s the only moment that matters

You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
Teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment
The power of a moment

In Your kingdom where the least is greatest
The weak are given strength and fools confound the wise
And forever brushes up against a moment’s time
Leaving impressions and drawing me into what really matters

You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
Teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment
The power of a moment

I get so distracted by my bigger schemes
Show me the importance of the simple things
Like a word, a seed, a thorn, a nail, and a cup of cold water

You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
Teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment
The power of a moment

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