Never Alone

This week a student brought in the group BarlowGirl, a girl-group that has become very popular in a short amount of time. They've sold over 100,000 units since Feb. 24th when their album was released. They have a great sound and a great message. Here's the album review from www.grassrootsmusic.com a great web site with all kinds of artists, including many independent bands you never heard of:

The Barlow sisters are out to rock their generation with messages of faith, hope and living in God's perfect image-not MTV's. Becca, Alyssa, and Lauren Barlow are radical girls for God. BarlowGirl...BarlowGirl....sounds a bit familiar already, you think? While the Barlow sisters have spent the last four years honing their rock performances, sisterly harmonies and poignant songwriting, Inpop band Superchic[k] has already introduced them to the world. A few years back, the two bands ran into each other at a festival. Superchic[k] was so impressed with the sisters' stand on purity that they wrote and recorded what has become one of their most popular tunes-"Barlow Girls." With the platform already established for BarlowGirl, the girls are ready to take the world by storm with their passion for music and leaving a mark. Their national debut is produced by Otto Price (DC Talk, Grits) and features the hit single "Harder Than The First Time."

I played the song "Never Alone" for my classes here at GACS this week and talked about the song with them. Here are the lyrics to "Never Alone":

I waited for you today
But you didn't show
No no.
I needed you today
So where did you go?
You told me to call
Said you'd be there
And though I haven't seen you
Are you still there?

Chorus
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel you by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone

And though I cannot see you
And I can't explain why
Such a deep reassurance
You've placed in my life.
We cannot separate
'Cause you're part of me.
And though you're invisible
I'll trust the unseen.

We discussed the fact that the Holy Spirit is given to us at baptism, see Acts 2:28. What a great blessing it is to have the Spirit of the Living God indwell us. We have a guide at all times and a comfort anytime we need it. Sometimes we may feel down and out but we can be confident that we are never alone in this world. God be praised!