When I went to see Donald Miller at Willow Creek last week, we sang a song called “Changed.” I’ve been thinking about the words to this song all week. I listen to it on my way to and from work every day. Here is a video of the worship team at Willow singing it about a year ago:
One of the lines that really jumped out to me is “In Jesus’ name… we are chosen, adopted, and named.” Since I’ve been feeling like God is totally indifferent to me, this line was pretty profound. I thought about what it’s like to be adopted and how glad I am that being God’s daughter is part of my identity.
Another part I love is the chorus:
I have been blessed, now I want to be a blessing
I have been loved, now I want to bring love
I’ve been invited, I want to share the invitation
I have been changed to bring change
I love the theology this writing comes out of, all the stuff about how faith without works is dead. If we truly have faith in what Christ did for us, then we are changed, and we should use that joy and love to bring about change in the world. I’ve been wondering what I’ve really been doing to bring change, and I know I need to do more. A great opportunity has presented itself in CASA of Cook County. I want to volunteer to be a court appointed special advocate. You are assigned one foster child who you visit once a month and just make sure they’re okay. When they have court dates coming up, you write a report about how they’re being treated. You’ve got their back. It sounds so easy, but like something that could make a big difference. So, I don’t know how much I’ve been changed, but I’m definitely trying to bring change.
Other favorite lines include:
“Help us to worship more than singing, giving redemption hands and feet”
"We have been found, we're gonna turn over every stone"
“We’ve been empowered to love the world to heaven”
The guy who wrote this is from Rob Bell’s church, Mars Hill. I’m not surprised. I've seriously thought about moving there just so I could go to that church.
Here's another version of the video that's a little more interesting to watch, but I don't like the arrangement as much:
One of the lines that really jumped out to me is “In Jesus’ name… we are chosen, adopted, and named.” Since I’ve been feeling like God is totally indifferent to me, this line was pretty profound. I thought about what it’s like to be adopted and how glad I am that being God’s daughter is part of my identity.
Another part I love is the chorus:
I have been blessed, now I want to be a blessing
I have been loved, now I want to bring love
I’ve been invited, I want to share the invitation
I have been changed to bring change
I love the theology this writing comes out of, all the stuff about how faith without works is dead. If we truly have faith in what Christ did for us, then we are changed, and we should use that joy and love to bring about change in the world. I’ve been wondering what I’ve really been doing to bring change, and I know I need to do more. A great opportunity has presented itself in CASA of Cook County. I want to volunteer to be a court appointed special advocate. You are assigned one foster child who you visit once a month and just make sure they’re okay. When they have court dates coming up, you write a report about how they’re being treated. You’ve got their back. It sounds so easy, but like something that could make a big difference. So, I don’t know how much I’ve been changed, but I’m definitely trying to bring change.
Other favorite lines include:
“Help us to worship more than singing, giving redemption hands and feet”
"We have been found, we're gonna turn over every stone"
“We’ve been empowered to love the world to heaven”
The guy who wrote this is from Rob Bell’s church, Mars Hill. I’m not surprised. I've seriously thought about moving there just so I could go to that church.
Here's another version of the video that's a little more interesting to watch, but I don't like the arrangement as much:
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