Song for last Sunday!

Hey Otter Creek family,
Wasn't that a great sermon last Sunday from John York? In hindsight, this beautiful song by Michael Card would have been perfect for it! To me, the song sheds light and hope on our wilderness wanderings. Hope it's encouraging for you.
(And I've emailed John to see if it would dovetail into his message for this week.)

Chorus:
In the wilderness
in the wilderness
He calls His sons and daughters to the wilderness
But He gives grace sufficient to survive any test
And that's the painful purpose of the wilderness

Verse 1
In the wilderness we wander
In the wilderness we weep
In the wasteland of our wanting
Where the darkness seems so deep
We search for the beginning
For an exodus to home
And find that those who follow Him must often walk alone

Verse 2
In the wilderness we're wondering
For a way to understand
In the wilderness there's not a way
For the Way's become a man
And the man's become an exodus
The way to holy ground
But wandering in the wilderness
Is the best way to be found

(BRIDGE)
Groaning and growing
Amidst the desert days
The windy winter wilderness
Can blow the self away

(ENDING)
And that's the painful promise of the wilderness