"If I was not so weak..."

I could go several directions here. I could say too much and still not enough. So instead of going all the directions jammed in my thoughts, I’ll just land on the sweetness (Can I say 'sweetness'?) of coming upon conversation between Mike and two young men in our fellowship this afternoon. Among other topics, they were trying to mentally compose lists of their top ten favorite bands. Jars of Clay was mentioned and I agree. I was listening to music in the car recently when this song came up which I’ve listened to so often, but never really heard until that day in the car. So, at the risk of sounding too depressed, I post these songs. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Frail (Jars of Clay) Convinced of my deception I've always been a fool I fear this love reaction Just like you said I would A rose could never lie About the love it brings And I could never promise To be any of those things Chorus: If I was not so weak If I was not so cold If I was not so scared of being broken Growing old I would be... I would be... I would be... Blessed are the shallow Depth they'll never find Seems to be some comfort In rooms I try to hide Exposed beyond the shadows You take the cup from me Your dirt removes my blindness Your pain becomes my peace [Chorus] ...frail 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. Here is a link to a favorite song at this time, called In the Valley. It is not Jars of Clay. It is from Sovereign Grace Ministries. The video is "non-embeddable".