I was recently listening to a Michael W. Smith CD in the car, when the song Never Been Unloved came up, and even though I had heard it so many times before, I was struck by how appropriate the lyrics are for the season of Lent. It's only when we realize how (insert any of the un-prefixed words from the song here) we are, can we fully appreciate what Jesus did by dying on the cross for our sin. I think we all have moments that we feel like we are those things (unworthy, unqualified, undesirable, etc.) to other people, too, which I believe was why the song spoke to me, especially during Lent, when we are to examine ourselves (motives, attitudes, etc.) and sharpen our focus on Christ. Even if it feels like we don't have that many people in our lives that truly love us at times or that there's really nothing that we're ever very good at, it's so reassuring to know without a doubt that God has always loved us, because He sent Jesus to walk this life and die in a sacrifice that only He could make! Below are the lyrics, and I have also attached an .mp3:
Never Been Unloved
I
have been unfaithful. I have been
unworthy.
I have been unrighteous and I have been unmerciful.
I
have been unreachable. I have been
unteachable.
I have been unwilling and I've been undesirable.
And sometimes I have been unwise.
I've been undone by what I'm unsure of.
But because of You and all that You went through
I know that I have never been unloved.
I
have been unbroken. I have been
unmended.
I
have been uneasy and I've been unapproachable.
I've
been unemotional. I've been
unexceptional.
I've been undecided and I have been unqualified.
Unaware, I have been unfair.
I've
been unfit for blessings from above.
But
even I can see the sacrifice You made for me
to
show that I have never been unloved.
It's because of You and all that You went through
I know I have never been unloved.
