April 19, 2008

• She Was Watching

  He always called her daddy’s little girl
  She was four years old
  Waiting by the door to run into his arms
  Each time that he came home
  
  And every night he tucked her in and read to her in bed
  When she’d fall asleep he’d close his eyes and gently bow his head
  
  (Chorus)
  But she was watching
  Her daddy praying
  And thought someday, 'I wanna be like that'
  She was watchin what he was saying
  And the way he bowed his head
  And though she can’t recall the prayer
  She was watching
  
  Late one evening he was coming home from work
  He called to say he’d lost his job
  And after dinner they excused their baby girl
  She knew they had to talk
  
  But from inside her bedroom
  She could hear them down the hall
  They were dancing in the kitchen as momma sang his favorite song
  
  (Chorus)
  She was watching
  As they were dancing
  And thought someday, 'I wanna be like that'
  She was watching
  Her momma singing
  As they were dancing hand in hand
  And though she can’t recall the song
  She was watching
  
  Faith can’t be taught
  It’s just something that is caught along the way
  No faith is never taught
  It’s just something that they catch from watching you along the way
  
  He always called her daddy’s little girl
  But now she’s twenty-three
  He walks her down the aisle to give away his world
  Oh but he can hardly speak
  And when he kisses her goodbye he tries to hold it in
  But as he turns away she pulls him close and whispers in his ear
  
  I was watching
  And I’ve been waiting
  And finally found someone just like you
  I was watching
  My whole life waiting
  For God to see it through
  
  And as he kissed her one last time
  He said a prayer and closed his eyes
  And she was watching
  (Mark Schultz, Broken and Beautiful)

  I was so moved by this song as I listened to it the other day.  It convicts me that when I go through hard times it is very easy to blame God and other people for the troubles we go through.  It takes great courage and trust in God to continue with the joy of life during difficult times.  I pray that as we have little ones who are watching us; not just our children but just children in our churches or neighborhood.  They are watching us and noticing how we handle life's tough situations.  I hope that the words of this song will convict all of us to continue in the joy of the Lord and trust in the Lord no matter what we go through.
  

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