Friday, July 17, 2009

Learning to live lives that shine



The song in this video is called Firefly, by one of my favorite bands, Smalltown Poets. I thought the lyrics were appropriate as the song talks about each of us as fireflies, learning to let our light shine and reflect the glory of our God. Here are the lyrics...

Glowing eyes
That ask if I would risk it all
Fight the crowding dark away
I can't help but feel that You are searching me
At the dusk of summer's first day
Fragile wings bring
Little messages of light

[Chorus]
Firefly
Burning inside
I'll fly
With the light inside of me

Circling free
From a gently opened jar
With a halo You show me
A symbol of the fact that I am carrying
The image of Your glory
Fragile wings bring
Little messages of light

[Chorus]

I burn to know
Your will, Your ways
Your heart and mind
And learn to love the way You love

A luminescent speck
Shining at the perfect time
Tests the temporary night
And signals other tiny fires
Time to light up and fly
Light up, light up and fly

[Chorus]