Mentioning Amy Grant reminded me of something. When I was in Middle School, I had a christian friend (I wasn't raised in church) and she used to play a song that I did not understand but nevertheless loved.
I just looked that song up and here are the lyrics:
MY FATHER'S EYES
I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world But that's all right as long as I can have one wish I pray When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say
[Chorus:] She's got her Father's eyes, her Father's eyes Eyes that find the good in things When good is not around Eyes that find the source of help When help just can't be found Eyes full of compassion, seeing every pain Knowin' what you're going through, and feeling it the same Just like my Father's eyes My Father's eyes My Father's eyes Just like my Father's eyes
And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone And when you're called to stand and tell just what you saw in me More than anything I know, I want your words to be
She's got her Father's eyes, her Father's eyes Eyes that find the good in things When good is not around Eyes that find the source of help When help just can't be found Eyes full of compassion, seeing every pain Knowin' what you're going through, and feeling it the same Just like my Father's eyes My Father's eyes My Father's eyes Just like my Father's eyes
That gives me chills to realize what I was drawn to so many years before I even came to know Him.
