Megan's prayer: Jars of Clay's "Frail"

After almost 2 years of Prayanewsong, I can final admit to my fellow bloggers and the whole world that I really don't care for Jars of Clay. Ever since the first some I prayed with for Prayanewsong, I have struggled to understand what they are talking about. They are some of the "most played" songs in my iTunes, but that's simply because I had to listen to each song a couple dozen times to start to understand the message. I'm sure it comes much easier for others. I'm sure Jars of Clay are some people's favorite group, but that's just not true for me.

What they have taught me to do is to listen more closely. Occasionally, after listening to a song a handful of times, I will start to see the message. Had I just dismissed it after the first time, perhaps I wouldn't have gained that small seed of knowledge.

They have also helped to learn how to be persistent. Many nights after listening to their song once, I would become frustrated, not know what to pray about, and give up. Somehow, I always managed to stay with it, and find a prayer in their song, no matter how frustrated I was with the hidden messages. I have been able to transfer this skill over into the rest of my life where I am trying to let other things frustrate me less. There are constants in life that are just plain frustrating, but I'm learning how to live with those frustrations, and perhaps even find a positive side to it.

All in all, I'm glad that we have had so many Jars of Clay songs in the past two years. I have learned a lot from them, even if it wasn't what was intended.