Millions of faces

What do you see when you close your eyes? {Considering I only know what I see, I can't even offer other possibilities ... oh well} What do I see? I see faces. millions of faces. I see every face that I have met and every face that needs the Lord. I see the looks of sadness, confusion, and fear. I see the inability to grasp just how wide, how long, how high, and how deep is the love of Christ.

Right now the faces I see the most are the ones in East Asia who know the truth yet aren't able or willing to accept it. Ralph. Sisi. Dong Dong. April. In the days leading up to my dreaded departure back to summer school and reality, seeing these faces with my eyes open and closed left me broken and hurting. During the late hours of the night, Kayla and I put words and music to my aching heart. God placed these words in my heart and they just overflowed onto the paper. Over the next few days, I struggled with a name for the song, because there were no words to sum up the true meaning of the song. As I stood in an airport hotel in Beijing with tears running down my face, it finally hit me. The song was about Ralph, but I couldn't name the song that. The song was written for so many people who are struggling to find the light even though it is shining right there for them to find. It hit me that there are millions of faces. not just one. From mine and Kayla's heart came this song, and it was truly inspired by God. Songwriting is definitely new to me {and Kayla a.k.a. Kayler is the music pro}, so the song is probably not theologically sound ... no need to analyze some deeper meaning.

 {Millions of Faces}

When you've lost your way

And the path is in darkness

The millions of faces

Passing you by

Each new day brings a whole new pain

You can't see past the hurt and shame

The light will shine for everyone to see

The darkness will flee; and the fears of this world will cease

We claim the light in the hearts of these people

We claim the light in the people of this city

We claim  the light; We'll shine it bright

We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ

When you look ahead

There's a light at the end

Filled with a love that's

Guiding your way

But this light leads to more than a dream

What awaits you is hope and peace

The light will shine for everyone to see

The darkness will flee; and the fears of this world will cease

We claim the light in the hearts of these people

We claim the light in the people of this city

We claim  the light; We'll shine it bright

We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ

Come unto me; all who are weary

Come unto me; you're meant to break free

We claim the light in the hearts of these people

We claim the light in the people of this city

We claim the light in the hearts of these people

We claim the light in the people of this city

We claim the light; We'll shine it bright

We claim the light when we shine the light of Christ

There are millions of faces passing you by

Ralph has been searching for something more for a very long time. He says he knows the light is there, but he can't see for all the hurt and shame. He blames God for every painful thing that has happened in his life. He sees God as this man sitting in the clouds waiting to throw another curve ball at him. Others like April and Sisi are more worried about their culture and the dreams they have had since childhood. They can't let go of the past. Dong Dong thinks science has all the answers. He has questions and wants the answers to every single one of them. As I thought and prayed over these friends and the last few days with them, I just kept thinking how I wanted to claim the light in their hearts and in all of these people. I declare that Satan has no foothold in their lives. Satan may be rejoicing right now over his momentary victories, but they will only be momentary. He may be winning small battles, but my God has already won the war. We claim the light of Christ in the hearts and lives of the people of East Asia and the peoples of this entire world. One way we can claim the light is by shining it for all of them to see. We will shine it {BRIGHT} for all to see. 

Learning to be the Light,

Jenna

Matthew 11:28-30