| The Fray – You Found Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I realize that no one will probably read or even care about the message to this post, but this song reflects why I am currently devoted to God... My older brother was born extremely premature, about 3 go 3 1/2 months early. My parents didn't expect that he was going to make it at first, as can be assumed for babies that experience that. However, he defied the odds and pulled through to survive. Now, when he was a young child, my parents were told something that no parent wants to hear. My brother was autistic--and it was severe, meaning he couldn't talk at all. Growing up with my brother was a constant challenge, as my entire family had to make sacrifices in order to watch over and take care of my brother. His obsessive compulsive disorder, seizures, and turrets syndrome would take over his body on a continuous basis, and we all had to suffer the effects. In my young mind, I thought that one day, we would maybe receive "a call from God", and my only brother would be normal. Of course, that "call never came, he never left me no messages, and never sent me no letters". When I was six years old, my mom got a call that made us all cry. My brother and dad had been smashed in the side by a drunk driver and rolled over several times. My brother had been on the wrong side--the passenger's side, and he was pinned in the door, moaning the whole while. His autism meant that he couldn't tell us where he was hurting, and we were afraid. At the time, although my family did go to church, I didn't fully understand the power of God, but I do remember praying that my brother would be saved. He ended up recovering, but he had to spend a lot of time in a wheelchair. As we watched him through that time, I found myself questioning, why couldn't I have been in the car, instead of my already disabled brother? I was "lost and insecure" about life, and I wondered why my brother had to endure so much. I was wondering where God was "when everything was falling apart". I pondered for "years, and years" if there was a reason why my brother had autism. Now, as I near the end of my teenage years, I have realized through other experiences that he is a blessing, and God knew what he was doing, even though I wonder why it took so long for me to realize it. My brother is strong. He endured all the physical pain that others may have had to feel, and he saved others' lives from the car accident by stopping the man who had the demon of alcoholism from doing the same thing again. My brother does still challenge us, but we all realize the good things he does that make us smile and laugh. Because of him, I have found God, and God has found me. |
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| Sanctus Real – Lead Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Good Interpretation :) I love that this song recognizes that we do need God in order to have strength to give everything our full attention. We do have talents that he gave us, but we still need him. | |
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