Beautiful Disaster

So last week in our Christmas Eve service, right along with all of the familiar Christmas carols and songs I have sung since I was old enough to sing (which was around 8 months of age, according to my mother) was a song by Jon McLaughlin called "Beautiful Disaster" from 2007.  This sorta stuck out like a sore thumb at first in the midst of "Little Drummer Boy" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", but this pop hit that charted 4 years ago after I had left radio full time was not a song I was familiar with at all, let alone a "Christmas" song about the birth of Jesus.  However, I became transfixed immediately by the video and lyrics which were projected on the large screen as my favorite worship leader sang them.  I soon felt the hot flush in my cheeks and lump in my throat right before the tears gathering in my eyes began to obstruct my view of the video.  I realized my 15 year old daughter sitting by my side began crying softly too.  This was our song.  Our gift from Jesus on this Christmas.  It was as if Christ Himself put His arms around us and said "Lisk..Tal...this is just to let you know that I have seen it all and I know what you've been going through and I care more than you could imagine.  I love you and I am your God and I will heal you both and bring beauty from your ashes".  Yep, He said all of that to each of our hearts, and I would imagine some other hearts in that church as well.  I really want to share this song with you too.  May God say what He wants to you through it.  Be blessed in knowing that "happily ever after" does indeed exist...with Him.

"Beautiful Disaster"

She loves her momma's lemonade
Hates the sounds that goodbyes make
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her
She swears that there's no difference between the lies and compliments
It's all the same if everybody leaves her

And every magazine tells her she's not good enough
The pictures that she sees makes her cry

She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home

She's giving boys what they want
Tries to act so nonchalant
Afraid to see that she's lost her direction
She never stays the same for long
Assuming that she'll get it wrong
Perfect only in her imperfection

She's not a drama queen
She doesn't wanna feel this way
Only 17 and tired, yeah

She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home

She's just the way she is
But no one's told her that's OK

She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster

She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She just needs someone to take her home

Watch Jon McLaughlin's "Beautiful Disaster" video here