Monday, March 17, 2008

Great truth in an old song...

I've been thinking lately about how I need to hear the story of God's outlandish love for me over and over, because I forget so easily. It reminded me of the old hymn, " I Love to Tell the Story," especially this verse:

I love to tell the story, for those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long.
I think it was Luther who said that the gospel comes to us as an outsider, where the law is written in our hearts. We have to be continually reminded of the reality of the gospel, because it's foreign to us. I know I forget far too often. And really, there's no message more important...

Here's a great version of the old hymn, done by Emmylou Harris and Robert Duvall:


2 comments:

Michelle said...

Can you email me your telephone number? mmkukraine@yahoo.com

Richard J said...

It'll be on its way shortly...If you hear screaming, yelling, and general mayhem in the background when you call, don't be alarmed. It's normal around here.

The kids can be loud sometimes too...