Worship - The Wonderful Cross

The Wonderful Cross by daphadillz

Recorded from MCBCSL Praise Night: Daphne C (lead vocals) / Matthew T (piano, vocals) / David C (acoustic) / Caleb L (electric) / Karwai K (electric) / Ernest N (bass) / Jeff P (drums, vocals)

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died

My richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride

See from His head, His hands, His feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down

Did ever such love and sorrow meet or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross

Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross

All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

Were the whole realm of nature mine that were an offering far too small

Love so amazing, so divine demands my soul, my life, my all

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross

Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross

All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died

My richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride

Making a Big Salad

This year at Teen's Conference 2011, I found myself doing a lot of little jobs all week, despite having one main assigned job to do. My tasks ranged from finding massive amounts of duct tape, finding wandering teenagers, and hosting pictionary sessions.


On one particular occasion, I found myself making a run to the local Metro with Kevin from the REC crew. Our task was very simple... It was sandwich day... the signature Teen's Conference sandwiches have become a staple of what it means to eat lunch during March break. The first lunch had just been served, and I was told we needed 12 heads of lettuce and 24 cucumbers, STAT. So off Kevin and I went, down the block in a mad rush to buy produce for hundreds of starving kids. We got to the store, grabbed a cart and starting piling on the lettuce and cucumbers. Within minutes our cart was FULL of green vegetables. We briskly walked over to the cashier and began loading up all of our goodies.

Our cashier was a younger blonde girl... and she immediately gave us weird looks... two asian kids in identical T shirts buying 24 cucumber and 12 heads of lettuce. She didn't say much except for when she made a smug face and said, "...You guys makin' a big salad?"



Okay so I admit I was kind of laughing inside when she said it, but I remember just saying "Yep, huge."

So how is this relevant to anything? For the past two and a half years it seems like I've been going through some really rough times... and it seems like whenever I start feeling better, something bad will happen again to make me question what the hell is going on. Even just last night I got news of something that brought down several months of work trying to build myself back up again... But I've realized that trusting in God sometimes means not understanding what you see in front of you... like 24 cucumbers and 12 heads of lettuce that leave you thinking "WTH"... but there's a reason and a purpose behind it if you care to be patient enough to have it be revealed to you. I'm not yet at this stage yet... I'm learning, and trying to hear what God's trying to say... and trust that even IF God really is just making a big salad, it's going to be a really good one.



Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; [6] in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The challenge: Are you at a point in your life where you feel like God has abandoned you? Do you question why or how He could put you in this situation? Ask God for patience so that you may learn to trust Him more.