RESTLESS

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“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”― Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Scripture

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. Isaiah 30:15

Song

Restless by Switchfoot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLD9sL52IQ4

I am the sea on a moonless night,

Calling, falling, slipping tides

I am the leaky, dripping pipes

The endless aching drops of light

I am the raindrop falling down,

Always longing for the deeper ground

I am the broken, breaking seas

Even my blood finds ways to bleed

Even the rivers ways to run

Even the rain to reach the sun

Even my thirsty streams,

Even in my dreams

I am restless, I am restless

I am restless, looking for you

I am restless, I run like the ocean to find your shore

I’m looking for you

I am the thorn stuck in your side,

I am the one that you left behind,

I am the dried up doubting eyes

Looking for the well that won’t run dry

Running hard for the other side

The world that I’ve always been denied

Running hard for the infinite

With the tears of the saints and hypocrites

Oh blood of black and white and gray

Death and life and night and day

One by one by one

We let our rivers run

I am restless, I am restless

I am restless, looking for you

I am restless, I run like the ocean to find your shore

Looking for you

I can hear you breathing,

I can hear you leading

More than just a feeling

More than just a feeling

I can feel you reaching

Pushing through the ceiling

'til the final healing

I'm looking for you

Until the sea of glass we meet

At last completed and complete

The tide of tear and pain subside

Laughter drinks them dry

I’ll be waiting

Anticipating

All that I aim for

What I was made for

With every heartbeat

All of my blood bleeds

Running inside me

Looking for you

I am restless, I am restless

I am restless, looking for you

I am restless, I run like the ocean to find your shore

I'm looking for you

I can feel you breathing

I can feel you leading

More than just a feeling

More than just a feeling

I can feel you reaching

Pushing through the ceiling

'til the final healing

I'm looking for you

I'm looking for you

Sentence Prayer

Jesus;

My burden of sin is too heavy

My pride won’t surrender

My soul knows I must

My being is yours

Let me rest in you.  Amen