A great song

Praise You in this Storm, by Casting Crowns

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen"
and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away

I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You?

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away

And I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

And I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

Funny thing is, I used to not like Casting Crowns. Like at all. Now they've recently come out with two of my absolute favorite Christian songs. A few months ago it was Lifesong. This morning I'm lying in bed with so many things on my mind. And this song comes on my stereo on 102.3. I really like it, because it's not just a happy God-is-great song (although those are good too). It actually grapples with the reality of the Christian life, that sometimes we turn to God to help us with our problems and yet our problems don't seem to get any better. Something I think we can all very much connect with personally.

And yet the bridge ("I lift my eyes unto the hills...") makes me think of Psalm 22, how it begins with the forsakenness of the Lord's servant but ends with a note of hope.