Megan's prayer: Kutless' "Sea of Faces"

Ten million people each with their problems
Why should anyone care

I heard statements similar to this while working in the public city school this semester. Teachers had classes full of students, each with their own "problem". Some teachers got to the point where they just gave up - they didn't care anymore.

I was given the chance to work with these students, showing them that someone does care, and that someone is there to help them work through their problems - they were able to see a future, to find some worth in themselves.

I feel like everyone has problems, but God still cares about each and every one of us. Regardless of our problems, regardless of our attitudes, regardless of anything - he loves and cares for each of us. And that is truly amazing.

Catie's prayer: Kutless' "Sea of Faces"

To willingly offer your life

Christ did this. When He died on the cross, he willingly gave up His life so that we might have a chance at eternal life with Him. While Christ gave up His life, we are all called to do the same day in and day out. We are each called to offer our very beings up to God so that he might work through us. It is through doing that that our lives become much more than being lost in a sea of faces

Katie's prayer: Kutless' "Sea of Faces"

I was sitting in a talk one time when I heard the speaker explain how she thought when she was little (and still does think) that everyone is on this earth for a purpose. Your purpose on this earth might be as big as curing cancer or as small as smiling at somone. She knew a lady who came back to the church after 30 years because while working as a waitress, she noticed a guy praying before their meal. That guy's purpose, maybe or maybe not his only purpose, was to help that lady to go back to church, whether he knew it or not.

Often I wonder about what my purpose in life is. Why am I here? Sometimes I worry that my purpose is being forgotten about. God is kinda forgetting about my life and the purpose for my life. There are other lives and other purposes more important than mine. Today's song reminds me that's not true.

I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world, lost in a Sea of Faces.

God's not forgetting about me. Maybe it's just not my time for anything big yet. Or maybe I've made an impact and I just don't even realize it yet. Maybe my purpose is smaller than I think.

Chris' prayer: Kutless' "Sea of Faces"

I used to love Where's Waldo books when I was younger. I would spend hours first finding Waldo on every page, and then going back and finding the wizard and Wendy (is that her name?) and the dog and all sorts of stuff. I wouldn't turn the page until I had found just who or what it was I was looking for.

Sometimes, it was easy. Either Waldo would be in a relatively obvious spot, or perhaps I just happened to start at the right place, finding him in a short time. Other times, I swear it would take me hours to find him. I remember one page where everything was red and white stripes, making it nearly impossible to find him. But patiently I would search, canvassing every square inch of the page until I found him.

This song shows that my God is just like that, too. No matter where I am, whether I am lost in a sea of faces, or found standing all alone, He seeks me out, revealing Himself and His Love to me everywhere He can. He won't stop looking, and won't turn the page until He's sure that I've been found, and won't leave me ever. That thought makes me happier than finding Waldo ever did.


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Jen's prayer: Kutless' "Sea of Faces"

If only my one heart
Was all you'd gain from all it cost
Well I know you would have still been a man
With a reason to willing offer your life

One of the most mind boggling parts of being a follower of Christ is trying to wrap my mind around the concept that Jesus died for ME. Jesus died for me as well as a million faces. What's crazy is that even if I was the only one on earth, Jesus still would have died just.for.me. I think that's something I forget. I often think, "Well, Jesus is out there for those other lost souls. It's not so much about me." But in a way it IS about me. I wish I could better understand how God thought of every single one of us when he let his Son die on the cross that we may all be forgiven and receive eternal life.