Resurrection Letters, Vol. II

Josie, Shannon, Whitney, Ashton, and I skipped LIFE group tonight. We went to Andrew Peterson's cd release concert and it was great! It wasn't anything fancy or showy, it was just Andrew on stage with his guitars and a piano, singing to a half-filled sanctuary. He went through each song on his new cd "Resurrection Letters, Vol. II", giving his background thoughts and the scripture basis for each one. It was a good time of worship.

I downloaded the first song off of this cd several weeks ago and I'll share it with you now.

"All Things New"

"Come broken and weary. Come battered and bruised. My Jesus makes all things new, all things new. Come lost and abandoned. Come blown by the wind. He'll bring you back home again, home again. Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake, the light of the dawn is upon you. Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake, he makes all things new.

Come frozen with shame. Come burning with guilt. My Jesus, he loves you still, he loves you still. Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake, the light of the dawn is upon you. Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake, he makes all things new. The world was good, the world is fallen, the world will be redeemed, so hold on to the promise. The stories are true that Jesus makes all things new. The dawn is upon you. Rise uup, oh you sleeper, awake, the light of the dawn is upon you. Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake, he makes all things new. All things new."

The following verses are the ones Andrew cited as the basis for this song:

"Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Ephesians 5:14

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." II Corinthians 5:17

"And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' Also he said, ' Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'" Revelation 21:5

During the intermission, Josie commented that she felt like she had been covered with the Truth tonight; I'm pretty sure that is exactly what each of us needed.

(The cd isn't being released until October 21st but you can listen to a sample and/or buy the single on iTunes. If you want to buy the whole thing, you can pre-order it here.)