Bloom

This gorgeous song is definitely a love song about a crush or new relationship, but now that I have really looked at the lyrics, it also reminds me greatly of the way we are told to love and seek after God.

“In the morning when I wake And the sun is coming through, Oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness, And you fill my head with you.

“Shall I write it in a letter? Shall I try to get it down? Oh, you fill my head with pieces Of a song I can't get out.”

The depth of God’s love for me and therefore my love for God’s, overflows inside me so I feel like I have to get it out. How do I express it? Many psalms and prophets even record not being able to fully describe how they feel; likewise I am often roadblocked by my own emotions, like trying to shout over a loud boom of thunder.

“Can I be close to you?”

That’s a big question that most religions would say “no” to, or would tell you to seek a sort of servant-master relationship only. It is hard to grasp why God would say yes when I compare myself to him, so I keep asking so he will tell me “yes,” over and over again until I finally know it is true in my heart.

“Can I take it to a morning Where the fields are painted gold And the trees are filled with memories Of the feelings never told?”

I want to live in a new place surrounded by God’s love and grace, where the times when I held myself back from communicating my love for the sake of fear or pride are distant memories.

“When the evening pulls the sun down, And the day is almost through, Oh, the whole world it is sleeping, But my world is you.”

When the world is going into dark or dead places, when the figurative night arrives, I am unaware because I am not looking at the world; I am looking at God who is my daylight. My world is God, who is a consistent light and source of life to hold onto when the things of the earth pass away.