Refocus

I love those moments when something catches me off-guard and instantaneously refocuses my spirit. Of course, it's too bad that things get so out of focus that I'm truly caught off-guard by such a thing, but at the same time, there's something very magical when it happens. In that instance, you know the moment is not something you have orchestrated, yet you're an integral part of it. I don't know, it's just very special.

Today, I got back from Monroeville, AL, where I was playing the piano in the wedding of Chris Allen, a friend of mine from Ole Miss. On the way back, since it was a 5.5-hour drive, I got to listen to lots of music that I hadn't listened too in a while. This is the song that was the catalyst for today's moment of refocusing.

"The Purest Place"
by Watermark

Paint me with Your purity
That I'd attract Your majesty
When others boast in fame and gold
The purest place is where I'll go

The purest place I will draw near
Do what it takes to keep me here
In the center of Your heart
The purest place is where You are

It's not with masses, not with kings
Not in these songs, or offerings
Not in this life, or what it brings
The purest place is You my King

The purest place I will draw near
Do what it takes to keep me here
In the center of Your heart
The purest place is where You are

If there's such thing as too beautiful
If there's such things as too wonderful
If there's such thing as too marvelous
Jesus it's You, Jesus it's You

The purest place I will draw near
Do what it takes to keep me here
In the center of Your heart
The purest place is where You are