"Oh Lord" is a desperate cry. Standing as both a corporate and personal song, it cries out from that place of "we've been here before." Over the course of our lives we find ourselves circling back from time to time. Sometimes that returning is because we have lost focus, other times we lack understanding, and other times still it is the result of complacency. Whatever the cause, when we come to we realize that change is necessary that change can only come through the Truth.
In Christian settings it is easy to forget people are real, that they trip and fall and burn dinner like the rest of us. Many people who "get saved" by way of a service approach their new life thinking everything is going to be good from here on out. It doesn't take long before that idea is turned on its head. At church, the response is usually to act as if you are okay. It is through this that our isolation, from our God and others, grows. It is a lot like a moldy piece of cheese. If ignored, the cheese doesn't get less moldy, rather the mold grows and spreads and possibly reaches other things close by. If we take that cheese and cut off the mold, a good chunk of the cheese can be salvaged for later consumption, but if it is left untouched it will only corrupt. When we realize that there is a "moldy" place in our lives we need to face it and allow the Lord to heal us and our relationship with Him.
"Oh Lord" is not about begging the Lord to accept us, but rather the realization that we are in a sorry state. We need a new understanding of His grace, of His love, and of our relationship with Him.
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OH LORD
Oh Lord, we're calling on Your grace
We need Your grace
Oh Lord, we're longing for Your love
We need Your love
We've seen You, we need You
Your touch
Lord, we've been here
A million times before
Today we long to know You in Your truth
We know we cannot stand
To live this life alone
Please show us Your grace
And love us we pray
Allelujah, Allelujah
Oh Lord, I'm calling on Your grace
I need Your grace
Oh Lord, I'm longing for Your love
I need Your love
I've seen You, I need You
Your touch
Lord I've been here
A million times before
Today I long to know You in Your truth
I know I cannot stand
To live this life alone
Please show me Your grace
And love me I pray
Allelujah, Allelujah. . .
©2003 Tonya Betz