Love a little more, cause everybody's broken...

So lay down the sword
and put away the dark
love a little more, love a little more
cause everybody's broken....

As I was studying for finals, this song, "Real to Me "by Nichole Nordeman came across my iTunes, and for whatever reason this portion of the song really stuck out to me. So much so that I jotted it down on a post-it and stuck it next to my sink in my bathroom:) But the more I thought about it, the more i realized it presented itself as a pretty decent blog post. (That, and I never did get that Easter post I promised done...go figure.)

I am self-centered. My focus so often falls on myself and I have a hard time sometimes remebering that other people have lives, too, and the world doesn't so much revolve around myself. I heard it said once to "Be careful who you are mean to-everyone is fighting their own battle you know nothing about". This is a song I've been familiar with for quite some time, but this blip really got me to thinking about how often i forget that eveyone really is fighting their own battels and struggle. So who am I, when I'm having an "off" day, to lash out or be short with or even neglect the feelings of another person, when whatever they are facing is just as real and insurmountable to them, as my issues are to me?
I love the mindset Brandon Heath, who I could very easily marry by the way:), asks for in his song "Give Me Your Eyes"(hence the title of my blog) :). What would life be like if we saw others more often the way that Christ sees them? To boldly approach the Throne and ask to "give me YOUR eyes, for just one second" How different would my life be? My reltationships? My view of the world as a whole?
Give me Your eyes for just one second, give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I've been missing...give me Your love for humanity..."
Amen.