I don't think I'd be alone with saying that this has been a long hard year. It's a year that will definitely be remembered by future generations, a year that has stretched many of us to the furthest we thought we could go and then just a little bit (or a lot bit) further.
And in the end, the end is oceans and oceans of love and love again
We'll see how the tears that have fallen
Were caught in the palms of the Giver of love and the Lover of all
I am struck by this line. In the end the end is oceans and oceans of love and love again. I have watched people divide over different positions, different political viewpoints, different interpretations of data, different skin color, different experiences... and I'm left wondering what does God call us to? You see, as Christians we are caught in the palms of God: the giver of love and the Lover of all. The tears and heartbreak are caught and collected by a God who loves us and wants to take care of us. And He does that because He loves all people, and wants to see all people become more like Him.
And we'll look back on these tears as old tales
What a promise. That we can look back on the tears as old tales. I'm not there yet with a lot of my tears. Some from the last year, many from further back. But my prayer for you today is that no matter where you are with your tears that you remember that in the end there is oceans and oceans of love for you - as you are now, as you will be in the future. That someday these tears will be old tales. And then that you take that love that has been poured out on you and share it with someone else who needs to hear that they are loved, imperfect as they are, by a perfectly loving God.
After the last tear falls, after the last secret's told
After the last bullet tears through flesh and bone
After the last child starves and the last girl walks the boulevard
After the last year that's just too hard
There is love
Love, love, love
There is love
Love, love, love
There is love
After the last disgrace, after the last lie to save some face
After the last brutal jab from a poison tongue
After the last dirty politician, after the last meal down at the mission
After the last lonely night in prison
There is love
Love, love, love
There is love
Love, love, love
There is love
And in the end, the end is oceans and oceans of love and love again
We'll see how the tears that have fallen
Were caught in the palms of the Giver of love and the Lover of all
And we'll look back on these tears as old tales
'Cause after the last plan fails, after the last siren wails
After the last young husband sails off to join the war
After the last, this marriage is over
After the last young girl's innocence is stolen
After the last years of silence that won't let a heart open
There is love
Love, love, love
There is love
And in the end, the end is oceans and oceans of love and love again
We'll see how the tears that have fallen
Were caught in the palms of the Giver of love and the Lover of all
And we'll look back on these tears as old tales
'Cause after the last tear falls there is love
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Andrew Peterson / Andrew David Osenga
Oh how I love you and your sweet vulnerability. Thank you for introducing me to a new song! 💜🎶💜
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