Chris' prayer: Jars of Clay's "Worlds Apart"

I could write a blog about practically every line of this song. From the first line, "I am the only one to blame for this," to the last one, "Take my world apart," there is something that relates to my life in every one of them. God is speaking to me in every one of them.

But instead of being happy about that, it saddens me. This isn't one of the happy, joyful Christian songs; it is a sad one, fraught with pain and even worse, as the first line says, blame. This song is a knife that cuts deeply, not mincing any words along the way.

The line that really speaks to the heart of the matter is this:

What I need and what I believe are worlds apart

It is when, by my actions, I am professing a belief that I don't need Jesus Christ, that I didn't need Him to die for my sins, despite so desperately needing Him that I am farthest from God. It is not simply when I'm having trouble hearing Him or when I haven't felt very "churchy," it is when my actions are moving me away from something, someone, I need in my life when I am failing, when I am turning and running away, as a child of God. It is at these times when I have ceased creating love and have sought to destroy it. It is at these times when, like the song so beautifully says, I need God to come and take my world apart.


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