What I See In You - The Evolution of a Song

I'm always amazed at the power of a word to billow a person's sails.  A sweet friend told me that she saved all my encouraging e-mails during a difficult time in her life, and she read them back recently, remembering their capacity to buoy and sustain.  I told her I have several such email folders, each bearing a special person's name who has taken the time to speak into my life, to send me Scripture, to remind me she's praying for me, to tell me what good things she sees in me. 

In this, I sense the seed of a song...

I have spent the last 9 months leading a women's Bible study.  While the content of the study has been excellent, it's the fellowship and lively ecumenical community that has transcended the study.  It took a few ladies to begin sharing their hearts, their doubts, and the demons they wrestle, to crack through the surface of things and wander bravely into deeper waters.  What did they encounter? 

Love. Acceptance.  Embrace.  Mingled tears.  Words of Truth.

The song is breaking through...

I have a friend whose daughter, a kindergartner, is in the midst of treatment for leukemia.  The church is sweeping in to cover her needs for meals, housecleaning, babysitting.  I wonder if there is a way to use my gifts to bless her (because I much prefer singing to cooking and cleaning!) 

Yes, this is what the song will be about...

I take these separate experiences and see how God is weaving them together to form a song.  A song about speaking into some one's life words that help them see what I see in them. 

Courage, strength, beauty, heart.

I record the song for Tired Mom.  My kids record stories and poems for Tired, Sick Girl.  I share the song with Sweet Bible Study Ladies.  And the power of words spoken in Truth works its mysterious magic. 

You can listen to the recording of What I See in You at my music website.  jillpearsonmusic.com.