Did You Realize

For once, actually, the title of this blog is not just indirectly related to the topic by lyrics, but it is specifically the set of lyrics that helped with my epiphany over winter break.

You see, I'm a Christian. However, before winter break, I was not being the best Christian I could be. I was skipping Bible study and youth group because I just didn't want to go or I convinced myself that I didn't have time. I hadn't talked with anyone from my church for a long while, and when I did end up going, I felt alienated from everything I believed in. I felt terrible.

Then, one day over winter break, I was at home in my room listening to music and browsing the Internet as I usually do on school vacations. One of my favorite Christian bands, Relient K, came on. With my recent alienation from religion, I almost decided to skip to something else, but something held me back, and I ended up listening to their Christmas album.

The first few songs were good, as I would expect from Relient K. Two were old carols instrumentated with guitar, bass, and drums along with vocals, one was a pop-rock version of "Sleigh Ride," and the other was an original song. However, after "Silent Night," another original song came on.

It was titled "I Celebrate the Day," and as I listened, I cried as it sang:

"And the first time that you opened your eyes,
Did you realize that you would be my Saviour?
And the first breath that left your lips,
Did you know that it would change this world forever?
And I, I celebrate the day,
That you were born to die,
So I could one day pray for you to save my life."

Since then, I've felt much more assured of things. With the help of my faith, I'm slowly dealing with all of the problems that weighed me down in first semester. Thanks, Jesus.