Before the eyes of youth could fade
You intrigued my heart
You captivated me with Your mystery
They said You turn the world upside-down
My mind did not yet understand
But my heart could feel the beauty
I wore it proudly
They said You are unchanging
The same yesterday and forever
But I could see…
The Cross changes everything.
You made us to explore Your world
Identify, compartmentalize, label and master
You lead us in knowledge, let us come to think in black and white
Then you come in and teach us
That sometimes we must toss it all to the wind
You erase labels, break down walls
You teach us to think with the heart
And love with the will
You lay down your laws
Then you show us that some rules are meant to be broken
Because love surpasses everything
You speak in simple stories the intelligent cannot understand
Yet You entrust your wisdom to little children
You crown paupers as royalty
You bestow inheritances on second-born sons
And daughters
And call us the firstfruits of Your creation
You care not for majestic cathedrals
Or thrones that are rightfully Yours
No, You would rather dine with sinners
Sit with the poor in the streets
Dance with the captives as they praise You in the fields
I can dance too
Because You whisper secrets to me
And more than ten thousand stars shimmering in the midnight sky
They are beautiful
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