Asleep in the light

Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown

How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

"Oh bless me Lord, bless me Lord"
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear

But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds
And He cares for your needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in,
Oh, can't you see it's such a sin?

Cause He brings people to you door,
And you turn them away
As you smile and say,
"God bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
Cause Jesus came to your door
You've left him out on the streets

Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay

God's calling and you're the one
But like Jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in,
Oh can't you see it's such a sin?

The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
Cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed

Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
Come on, get out of your bed

How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the jobs done
Come away, come away, come away with Me my love,
Come away, from this mess, come away with Me, my love.

As referenced today by Cadet Kevin during the sermon.

I wish he had talked abit more about the mechanics of disciple-making. About the how, and the technique, about picking disciples and picking disciplers, about building relationships, picking topics.

I am reminded of something I read in the book I'm reading at the moment ("Marriage takes more than love", Jack and Carole Mayhall), talking about 5 different levels of conversation. Conversational cliches. Factual Observations. Ideas and Opinions. Feelings. Connection. They were talking about marriage, but it applies just as well in any other relationship - the relationship doesn't really begin until at least level 3, and preferably level 4.

And then I'm reminded of the Johari Window, which I've heard about from two different sources, whereby one's self-knowledge can only be increased through self-revelation, as well as receiving input from others. Both are necessary to fully understand yourself even, and such conversations should probably be functioning at level 4 and up.

Without these, there is no real growth, and there can be no real freedom.