I love fairy tales. I love the way they seem so magical, the way good wins, the way everything works out in the end.
Life - our life - is different. I often wish that our life had more elements of a fairy tale in it.
and yet...
"Three times I pleaded," Paul said. (2 Cor. 12:8-10)
Even when I don't get to make three wishes, even when what I want is not granted, but denied over and over...
Even when I'm suffering instead of enjoying the happy ending...
And even when I find that I am not the good, kind, all-things-lovely-heroine that I thought I was, that I had so hoped to be...
There is grace for me. (2 Cor. 12:9)
Things do happen by "three's" in our story.
Just not...granted wishes.
Our "three's" are terrible, tragic, but stunningly beautiful.
(Jonah 1:17)
(Matt. 4:3-11) (Mark 10:34)
(Mark 14:32-41)
(John 13:38)
(John 18:15-18, 25-27)
(John 21:15-19)
(Luke 24:7)
(2 Cor. 12:8-10)
Sometimes I think I would rather have the wishes granted.
And yet...there is a wild, lonely beauty in our story, in this grace You have given us...
in this our fairy tale - where the prince really does come to seek his bride - but he has to die to save her from the dragon.
For lyrics, go to Not That Kind of Fairy Tale at my website, michelewomble.com
Not That Kind of Fairy Tale is available on iTunes, Amazon, and cdbaby.
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Ok, how did I miss that you are a singer/song writer??! Beautiful voice, Michele. Love hearing your poet's heart put to music.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because I am a very obscure one. ;-) Not any reason you should have/could have known.
DeleteThanks for listening, Danielle -
Loved your post today - both of them!