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For Monday, May 9: Shepherd

First time I heard Todd Agnew I was blown away by the literal depth of his voice.  And once I got used to the depth then I heard the grain in it and that blew me away and all that together gave him a fan!  And then if his voice wasn't enough I read and listened to his lyrics and well, by now you all know how lyrics suck me in!  :) 
I love Todd's album "Grace like rain".  Not just most of the songs but the entire album.  Long before I started getting the reality of relationship with Christ, Todd got it and was singing about it!  :)  I'm grateful for the depth of truth in his songs.  I'm grateful that he calls out the Church, himself included, and in essence sends the message, "We can do better than this."
I picked this song today because it is a great reflection of the American church.  Don't think I'm hating on just the American Church but it is my frame of reference so obviously it becomes the example.  In this song Todd makes observations such as: Your sheep are hungry because we got what we wanted but we still need something more.  Your sheep are lost because we chased what we wanted calling them needs but they weren't needs.  Your sheep are longing because we ate, ran, played, danced but we are still empty.  We tried to be king but we don't want to be anymore, it hasn't worked for us. 
Oh man.  If you are a reader of my other blogs you will know that these statements are what I've been "soapboxing" about for some time now.  Because this blog isn't the time and place for that kind of convo I'll just leave it here today.  :)  But think about those statements and have a moment of real honesty between you and God (if you are a believer).  See anything you need to give over to Him? 
Oh and I picked this particular video because, well, I like the sheep! :)  They make me laugh! 

Shepherd

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