For good

I’ve heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s true
But I know I’m who I am today
Because I knew you…

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You’ll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend…

Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you

Because I knew you

I have been changed for good
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness

For the things I’ve done you blame me for
But then, I guess we know

There’s blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore

Who can say if I’ve been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better

Because I knew you…
I have been changed for good…

(from Wicked)

Music is said to be the sound of feelings. And as summer 2010 (and the craziest 12 months of my life) draws to a close, this is my heart song:

For those who taught me how to face my fears. For those who faced those fears with me. For those who showed me how to love something so passionately that they showed me the way to love it too. For those who allowed me to do things I never taught possible. For those who invited me to be caught up in the winds of change. For those who challenged me to grow deep and grow roots. For those who dared me to be vulnerable and take risks. For those who put up with my restlessness, my lack of direction and my awry sense of timing. For those who affirmed my calling. For those who made me feel beautiful. For those who taught me to confront my brokenness. For those who pushed me off the deep end. For those who were not afraid to show honest emotion. For those who made me realize, that yes, I have a heart. For those who keep reminding me to pray, to wait, to hope, to love.

Hello, and ’til we meet again.