You Are Mine

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So, this summer I had the opportunity to travel many places in the US including Baltimore, MD; Annapolis, MD; Washington DC; New York City, NY; Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA. It was so amazing to see life happening all across the US! So much history, joys, successes, pains, and tragedies. This may sound obvious, but the common theme in all these places was PEOPLE, and such different people! The cultural differences from New York to Minneapolis to Portland are incredible. I fell in love with these places as I began to fall in love with the people.

I was driving through the streets of downtown Seattle when this song, "You Are Mine" by the band Mute Math, came on. At the same moment the chorus started (which is just a repetition of the words "You Are Mine") my friend and I drove past a bus stop full of people--suprisingly a lot of people actually use public transportation up there in Seattle! Amidst 20-30 other people I remember seeing a homeless man, tattered and worn-out, a business man sharp and polished, a new mom with her baby in a sling/satchel around her torso, a black man, an asian woman, a latino child, a hopeful college student, and a one legged man leaning against a rusted pole.

I distinctly remember hearing the Father wisper in my ear, "Kyle, this is my song over every man, woman, and child on earth. My song over them all day long is 'You are Mine, You are Mine, You are Mine.' "

I sensed not only the love, compassion, and delight in the Father's heart for all of His children, but also the loss, yearning, pain, and unsatisfied desire for relationship with them.