Shining Light

I wrote this after coming home from the national Boy Scout Jamboree in Virginia, July 2010.  We had the opportunity of singing in front of a crowd of 80,000 people, sharing the stage with Switchfoot.  In 4 songs, Switchfoot inspired me, and this is what came out.

I've stood before thousands and sang aloud

Trying my hardest to please the crowd

I stood on the stage and sung through my song

Then witnessed where I really belong

I watched as they sang before my turn

And I almost missed the Spirit's burn

But memories prod keeps in my heart

What I should have felt from the very start

The purpose for my talents and gifts

And music; it's light, and the hearts that it lifts

I can be a part of the moments that change

When people's lives and minds rearrange

The turning point when they start to be

If I let the Lord do His work through me

Don’t shrink or shy from the shining light

And live each moment as it reaches it's height

The melodies I hear truly have no end

And it's always the same message they send

You have a light, a purpose, a song

Just start to shine and you won't go wrong

You will be led each step of the way

The path is laid out, as clear as day

You can't see more than a few steps ahead

But just keep stepping, you're being led

There's more in store than you can know

All you must do is let your light glow