The holiness of the scribes and the pharisees is based on outward acts or not doing what we really want to do. Jesus invites us into a change of heart, so that we begin to actually want what is good, and noble, and true, and beautiful.

"So...What About Holiness?" 08-02-09 from Jason Fairbanks on Vimeo.

A few people were curious about the song I sang this past Sunday. It is "Welcome Home" by Shaun Groves. I never get tired of listening to it--or praying it. Here is a video of him performing it. I also included the lyrics below.



Take, me, make me
All You want me to be
That's all I'm asking, all I'm asking

Welcome to this heart of mine
I've buried under prideful vines
Grown to hide the mess I've made
Inside of me
Come decorate, Lord
Open up the creaking door
And walk upon the dusty floor
Scrape away the guilty stains
Until no sin or shame remain
Spread Your love upon the walls
And occupy the empty halls
Until the man I am has faded
No more doors are barricaded

Chorus:
Come inside this heart of mine
It's not my own
Make it home
Come and take this heart and make it
All Your own
Welcome home

Take a seat, pull up a chair
Forgive me for the disrepair
And the souvenirs from floor to ceiling
Gathered on my search for meaning
Every closet's filled with clutter
Messes yet to be discovered
I'm overwhelmed, I understand
I can't make this place all that You can

repeat chorus

I took the space that You placed in me
Redecorated in shades of greed
And I made sure every door stayed locked
Every window blocked, and still You knocked

repeat chorus

Take me, make me
All You want me to be
That's all I'm asking, all I'm asking

What we can learn from Jesus about the prayer-filled life: the importance of solitude, how to pray, the possibility that God speaks to us, and that we work together with God.

One Oridnary Day With God 7-19-09 from Jason Fairbanks on Vimeo.