Shadow. That word has been repeating to me incessantly since Friday. It has appeared in scriptures, songs, sermons, e-mails, and books that I’ve read over the last few days.
Perhaps God is trying to tell me something about shadows. Perhaps He’s not, but my interest is peaked to say the least. When/if I figure it out, I’ll be sure to pass it along.
In the meantime, I thought I would share a song that has been haunting me all weekend, “Only Water” from Brandon Heath‘s new CD, “Leaving Eden.” It is by far my favorite song on his new album. The words and the message are profoundly simple: God can use something as simple as water to change the world. Just imagine what He can do with people.
Only Water
There’s a shadow coming
As the sky goes black
It’s a stubborn rain
On a Nebraska plain
There’s a farmer standing
On a thirsty ground
He holds his breath
This is life or death
It’s only water
And it washes over me
Like a single river stone
Changes everything
But has no power on its own
It’s only water
There’s a winding canyon
Where a mountain stood
Miles of earth and clay
Carried far away
But there’s something holy
In these cathedral walls
They took a lot of years
And a lot of tears
It’s only water
And it washes over me
Like a single river stone
Changes everything
But has no power on its own
It’s only water
There once was a wedding
All the wine was gone
They said He’s just a man
That’s where it all began
It was only water
And it washes over me
Like a single river stone
Changes everything
But has no power on its own
It washes over me
Like a single river stone
Changes everything
But has no power on its own, on its own
It’s only water
Lyrics by: Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller, Ross Copperman
© 2011 Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing / Big Skwawka Music (ASCAP) All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Big Skwawka Music admin. by Sony/ATV. / Writers of Sea Gayle / Emma’s Garden (BMI) / EMI Blackwood Music / Ross Copperman Music (BMI)