"Sometimes I just wish we could say all the things that are easy to hear
Ignore the injustice we see and explain every unanswered prayer
But I'd rather speak honestly and wear a tattered heart on my sleeve
'Cause in the middle of my broken dreams, redemption is here

And I'm still a dreamer, a believer
Oh, I've lost my faith in so many things, but I still believe in You
'Cause You are the answer, the redeemer
Oh, I've given up on too many things, but I'm not giving up on You
'Cause You can make anything new"
~~The Reedeemer by Sanctus Real


Next Door Neighbors by Chrissy Zschomler
Are you a part of my life
to paste smiles on my face,
and I a part of yours
to show you what is true grace?

You've seen my heart on my sleeve,
as I have seen yours.
But will the year end this way,
just chatting in front of these doors?

We talk about what is behind them,
but never dare to see.
You kept behind yours,
and the same went for me.

But I want you to taste
the love that I've found
and I want you to see
and feel and hear the sound

of the only way to hope,
the only way to grace,
oh you of much potential;
resembling the smile of Earth's face.

I creak open the door
and let you see a bit
but that doesn't seem to interest you,
it just doesn't seem to do it.

I ask what is behind yours,
about the place the you live
and it makes me feel more confident
in the door the only God did give.

I want to invite you to this world
of love, hope, and forever
I just can't seem to cross the threshold
of "Do it now or do it never."

As the last days approach us,
and the sun quickly sets
I know if I don't show you
I'll live life full of regrets.

I can't just shove it in your face,
and tell you that you're wrong
for that will keep you away,
that will just make you headstrong.

Oh come and see what love has for you,
the one and only way;
the hope and joy that will last you
for the rest of your life's days.

Lord, if it's my destiny to plant the seed
that inside him should evolve
I pray that You would give me the words
to help him come to resolve

That You are the only way and life
the only truth that ever matters
without You, what is this life
but a trillion sin- drenched shatters?