The Marinade

I love the idea of us being here to add to the beauty of God already present. The idea that God made a perfect world and we get to be a part of sweeping up the bits that we have covered in the dust of our sins. For some of us the trendy concepts of social action, advocacy, and social justice seem to be so daunting that we forget the part of the story where God simply wants us to add to the beauty of what he is already doing in the world
Add to the Beauty by Sarah Groves

We come with beautiful secrets.
We come with purposes written on our hearts,
written on our souls.
We come to every new morning.
With possibilities only we can hold,
that only we can hold.

Redemption comes in strange places, small spaces.
Calling out the best of who we are.

And I want to add to the beauty,
To tell a better story.
I want to shine with the light
That's burning up inside.

It comes in small inspirations,
It brings redemption to life and work.
To our lives and our work.
It comes in loving community,
It comes in helping a soul find it's worth.

Redemption comes in strange places, small spaces.
Calling out the best of who we are.

This is grace, an invitation to be beautiful.
This is grace, an invitation.

And I want to add to the beauty,
To tell a better story.
I want to shine with the light,
That's burning up inside.