p a s t o ♛ e j

i was left bawling.

The reason why I stand
The answer lies in you
You hung to make me strong
Though my praise was few
When I fall and bring your name down

But I have found in you
A heart that pleads forgiveness
Replacing all these thoughts
Of painful memories
But I know
That your response will always be

[Chorus]
I'll take you back always
And even when your fight is over now
Even when your fight is over now
I'll take you back always
And even when the pain is coming through
Even when the pain is coming through
I'll take you back

You satisfy this cry
Of what I'm looking for
And I take all I can
And lay it down
Before the throne of endless grace, now
That radiates what's true

I'm in the only place
That erases all these faults
That have overtaken me
But I know
That your response will always be

[Repeat Chorus]

I can only speak
With a grateful heart
As I'm pierced by this gift
Of your love

I will always bring an offering
I can never thank you enough

[Chorus Two]
You'll take me back always
And even when my fight is over now
Even when my fight is over now
You'll take me back always
And even when my pain is coming through
Even when my pain is coming through
You'll take me back always

Even when my fight is over now
Even when my fight is over now

You'll take me back always

Even when my pain is coming through
Even when my pain is coming through

You'll take me back

184 women gathered to encounter God. (well, the number includes us, speakers and guides *wink*)forty-three are Eagurlz plus nine who volunteered as guides (that makes fifty-two of us). the biggest delegation since the network was born! and, oh, we are in hope of adding to the number *wink again*
Exhausting as always--since it's a battle in the spirit--yet we all emerged victorious! i admit, i grappled at the very opportunity laid before me last night--you'd ask, what is it? well, something that makes one wince, "ooooohhh...sleep!"
and so... sleeping beauty indulged! hehehe...
now collected and composed, i'm heading off to grab some balloons and feathers for tomorrow's reload cafe! bye-bye.

i want more.
perhaps i'm a little dismayed
of the thought that i
miscalculated our potential as a team,
but again, i was proven
that i am so blessed by girls
who are peeking at the same vision
that i am closely guarding
and watching--
discounting the times i blinked!

tomorrow's the start
of the big event!!!
i'm supah excited to life...
me and my girls have given much
in preparing the girls
for the batch14 encounter...
and instead of resting,
i can't keep a hold
of my ever counting-the-stars mind...
(or should it be
count-the-sheep?
count-the-sand?
count-the-dust?)

calculate.
re-calculate.
who said we can actually calculate potential?

maybe, count-the-cost
and head off.

my, i'm insatiable.
(all for you, my JC love!)

C
He is jealous for me
Am
Loves like a hurricane

I am a tree
G
Bending beneath 
                                F(nat7)
The weight of his wind and mercy
C
When all of a sudden
Am
I am unaware of these 
                              F(nat7)
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
G
And I realize how beautiful you are
                F(nat7)
And how great your afflictions for me


C   Am
Oh how he loves us so
                     G
Oh how he loves us
                            F(nat7)
How he loves us so


Solo (C—B—E—C—B—E—G—C—B—E)

We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meats earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us

Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
I thought about you
The day Stephen died
And you met me between my breaking
I know that I still love you God
Despite the agony
See people they want to tell me your cruel
But if Stephen could sing 
He'd say its not true
Cause your good