Feel-Good Friday Kickoff: Reach

I don't know about you, but I haven't seen cheerful news in awhile. And that got me thinking: I need to do something cheerful right before the weekend, just as a way to help everyone relax and enjoy the weekend. Thus, this past Monday, Feel-Good Friday was concieved.

The idea is to have some uplifting song or interesting video or happy news story down here, so we can all dump off the stress of the week and have a good weekend. I would to make this a regular feature, but we'll have to see what I can find. Right now I have enough material to run this feature on my blog for about eight weeks. If anyone has a song to suggest or a cheerful story they think would make a good Feel-Good Friday report, drop a link to it in the comments, and maybe it can be  a report.

But for now, let's get to the first video. Peter Furler is the former singer of Newboys, who left to pursure his own goals. This is one of his first singles, called "Reach."




I am going to post the lyrics here, just on the off chance that someone has some trouble with the lyrics in the video. (I don't know why they would, but just in case.)

Lyrics:

You hold the weight of the world
Still I don't slip through your hands
Your love is bigger
Than just an ocean built by man
I fall again and again,
But you whisper, "You're still mine."
You feel the pain of the world,
But you never push mine aside.

CHORUS:
And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

VERSE 2:
You know all of my fears
There's nothing Your eyes can't see.
When I tried to give up,
Lord, you never gave up on me.
I give You all of my hopes and dreams,
I lay them down.
Of all the places I've looked,
You're the one truth I have found. 

CHORUS:
And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

BRIDGE:
You hold the weight of the world,
Still I don't slip through Your hands.
You put the stars in the sky.
You know every grain of sand.

CHORUS:
But You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears.
And You reach for me,
Like a Father wipes away the tears.
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.
You reach for me.
For me.

Have a great weekend everyone! Remember, if you have a video or a recent newstory you want to nominate for next week's Feel-Good Friday post, send it on in!