I dare you...

There's a song by Switchfoot (and if any of you know me very well, I'm sure you're laughing now...because I typically am not a Switchfoot girl...I think he sounds like Kermit the Frog...but I digress...) that is particularly powerful on this Easter Sunday.

It's called "Dare You To Move"...we listened to it in service today...it was so good...but here are some of the lyrics...(and I've totally taken some liberties in removing some lines to make the point that has been stirring in my heart...)

I dare you to move...
I dare you to move...

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell

What I love about taking these two pieces of the song, though, is this...

First: You have the dare. Its an action...it requires us to respond. Will we run to the One that calls? Or will we choose to do nothing...in light of everything that He has done for us...because its easier, or more comfortable? I won't lie--it is the easiest place to be, and I've been there--in that place of thankfulness, but complacency. Don't settle there, friends...

Second: The word redemption means 'deliverance or rescue.' We have all been offered redemption through the action of Christ. We have been saved from darkness....addictions....fear....lies....loneliness....you name it! We are whole and complete--forgiven from top to bottom because of the action of Christ on the cross.

And when we take those two things...the dare and the deliverance -- we have a story that demands to be told.

I dare you to tell it...

I dare you to share it with others...

I dare you to let it change you forever...


*love you all*

~meg