Things that Make Me Worship: “In the Girl There’s a Room”

I thought it would be fun to do a little occasional series of things that really turn my thoughts to the Lord.  It could be a song, or an author, or a Bible passage; things that just really put me in a worshipful attitude.

Tonight, in the midst of a very negative series, I thought it would be a good time to start – to bring some light into the gloom.

My first entry is the song that got me thinking about this whole idea: “In the Girl There’s a Room” by Sara Groves.  Now, if you don’t know her, Sara Groves is an amazingly gifted and thought-provoking songwriter.  But she is also a woman with a great heart for the Lord Jesus, and this song’s lyrics are just an awesome testimony to that heart, as well as to her giftedness.

In the girl, there’s a room;
In the room, there’s a table;
On the table, there’s a candle
And it won’t burn out…

In the boy, is a dream;
In the dream, he is standing,
And he stands without falling,
And he won’t back down…

In the woman, is a picture;
In the picture, is a girl;
In the girl there’s a room…

Now, according to the actual lyrics, “this is a song about the defiance of a prayer”.  It’s a rocker (in my opinion), and the imagery of prayer as a candle that “won’t burn down” just reminds me that we don’t have to be consciously praying, or even praying our own words for the Father to hear us.  The candle image reminds me of the Holy Spirit’s endless groaning on our behalf (Romans 8:26).

And that image of prayer as defiance!  Refusing, in the Name of Christ and His righteousness, to let the darkness take you or bring you crashing down…. whoa.

Finally, the final image, of the girl again, this time hiden away in the woman… a reminder of the childlike faith with which Christ gifts us.  It’s in there, in that room, with that ever-burning candle.

If you want to hear a clip of the song, check out her webpage here.